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  1. Transcarent to buy Accolade for $621M

    Personalized health navigation company Transcarent is planning to purchase health benefits navigator Accolade for $621 million.
  2. States with the largest ACA enrollment increases | 2025

    More than 3 million new enrollees signed up for plans on state and federal ACA marketplaces for 2025. 
  3. Blue Shield of California restructures, names CEO: 5 things to know

    Blue Shield of California has launched a new corporate structure and named a new CEO. 

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  1. ACA hits record-breaking 23.6M enrollees

    HHS announced a record-breaking 23.6 million Americans have enrolled in health coverage for 2025 through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. 
  2. The first state to cover Ozempic under the ACA

    North Dakota has become the first state to cover weight loss drugs under the ACA for diabetes and obesity.
  3. Regence BlueShield names Washington market president

    Regence BlueShield named Michael Cole as president of its Washington market. 
  4. Priority Health names government market leader

    Priority Health has appointed Carrie Kincaid to lead its government markets. 

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  1. UnitedHealth Group in the headlines: 10 updates

    Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since Dec. 13: 
  2. 32 payers named among best places to work for LGBTQ equality

    32 payers have been ranked by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for their inclusivity toward LGBTQ employees.
  3. 3 payer M&A deals start 2025

    Three insurer mergers and acquisitions have closed in the first week of 2025. 
  4. UnitedHealth wants earlier date for Amedisys merger trial

    UnitedHealth Group and the Justice Department disagree on a date for trial that will determine the fate of the company's planned merger with Amedisys. 

Becker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable

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Becker's is gathering 500+ payer execs in Chicago next April. Learn how your company can join them — here.
  1. Massachusetts court orders UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay $165M in penalties

    A Massachusetts court has ordered three UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive practices that misled thousands of consumers into purchasing supplemental health insurance they didn't need. 
  2. BCBS Illinois names new president 

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has named Brian Snell as its new president. 
  3. 10 largest dual enrollment plans

    L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest dual enrollment managed care plan in the country, with 247,000 enrollees, according to KFF.
  4. New Hampshire regulators intervene in Anthem, hospital contract fight

    New Hampshire's insurance commissioner will mediate contract negotiations between Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Nashua-based St. Joseph Hospital after the organizations went out of network on Jan. 1.
  5. Aetna hits drugmakers with price-fixing lawsuit

    Aetna has filed a lawsuit against 20 major pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of engaging in a broad price-fixing conspiracy that artificially inflated the prices of certain generic drugs. 
  6. BCBS North Carolina, Change Healthcare agree to $1.7M settlement in robocall lawsuit

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare have agreed to pay $1.67 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of using automated technology to send voice messages to individuals without their consent.
  7. California clamps down on AI-based coverage denials

    A new California law went into effect Jan. 1 that prohibits payers from making coverage decisions based solely on artificial intelligence algorithms. 
  8. Former Elevance exec sues over alleged age discrimination

    A former chief human resources officer at Elevance Health, Troy Henagan, has filed a lawsuit against the company in a Georgia federal court, alleging age discrimination after his termination in June 2024.
  9. Scripps, Anthem network split affects 125,000 

    Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross are out of network as of Jan. 1.

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