The American Medical Association penned a letter to the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission April 21, urging the federal agencies to modernize the enforcement of antitrust laws regarding mergers in the health insurance market.

Forbes partnered with Statista to publish a list of America's 500 best employers for diversity. 

California is opening Medi-Cal to noncitizens over the age of 50 starting May 1.

Seven payers — including Managed Health Services Indiana and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee — are seeking C-suite talent.   

From an HHS report raising concerns over denials of prior authorization requests to a McKinsey & Co. report detailing how payers can improve the onboarding process, here are five stories on Medicare Advantage that Becker's has covered since April 7: 

Johns Hopkins HealthCare, the managed care and health services business of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, has an opening for a senior business administrator, the health system confirmed to Becker's.  

From a lawsuit from a Native American tribe in Michigan to a federal order to pay back millions in claims to providers, these are five recent lawsuits against payers:

As payers look to improve care outcomes across racial and ethnic lines within the communities they serve, many have recently added a new role to their C-suite lineup: the health equity executive. 

Priority Health has named Shannon Wilson as its first vice president of population health and health equity. She sat down with Becker's to share her plans for quality improvement in the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company's commercial and public lines, and how she is developing Priority's population health and health equity strategies.

Proxy statements for 2021 have been filed for the nation's largest payers, including the public release of CFO salaries and compensation packages.

Proxy statements for 2021 have been filed for the nation's largest payers, including the public release of CEO salaries and compensation packages.

TCARE has named former Centene Chief Solutions Officer Nate Moore as the company's chief operating officer.  

Molina Healthcare has pulled in revenues of nearly $7.8 billion in 2022 and cited an increase in Medicaid and Medicare members, along with acquisitions, for what's driving growth, according to the company's first-quarter earnings report released April 27.

CMS released the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 Final Rule April 28, with changes aiming to make ACA coverage more accessible and affordable. 

A report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General released April 27 found Medicare Advantage Organizations sometimes delayed or denied enrollees' access to services even though the request met Medicare coverage rules. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina named Willie Deese as the newest addition to its board of trustees.

Providence Health Plan is looking to hire a chief information officer in California, Oregon or Washington, according to recent job postings.

Twenty-one percent of Americans have a mental health issue, but only 11 percent have received mental healthcare this year, while 11 percent of those with mental illness have not.

Mississipians enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans will have long-term access to all University of Mississippi Medical Center facilities and providers for the first time, effective June 1. 

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies released a paper April 27 calling on the healthcare system to develop and adopt national industry standards for demographic data collection to address health inequities.