Author: Andrew Cass

Cigna's health services business Evernorth is partnering with Bicycle Health to offer virtual opioid use disorder treatments.

UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex has been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging he put the company's business relationship with Wells Fargo ahead of information the company's 401(k) plan was filled with low-performing target-date funds, The Wall Street Journal reported…

A South Carolina woman's $18,000 breast biopsy bill may have been cheaper if she paid with cash instead of using her insurance, Kaiser Health News reported Aug. 23. 

We’re headed toward a dangerous tipping point as the supply of health care professionals severely lags behind the demand of our aging population. We have the largest population over the age of 65 in our nation’s history, and by 2030,…

Centene has agreed to pay $19 million to the state of Washington and $13 million to the federal government to settle allegations it overcharged the state Medicaid program for pharmacy benefit management services. 

With closing arguments scheduled for Sept. 8, the fate of UnitedHealth Group's proposed $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare may soon be decided. 

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has launched a probe into potentially deceptive marketing tactics used by Medicare Advantage plans. 

Cancer has overtaken musculoskeletal conditions as large employers' biggest driver of healthcare costs, according to Business Group on Health’s "2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey."

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has appointed Bryan Buckley, DrPH, director of health quality initiatives, where he will lead the organization's efforts to make healthcare more equitable and accessible.

Former UnitedHealthcare CEO Robert Sheehy founded Bloomington, Minn.-based health insurance startup Bright Health Group in 2016. The company's BrightHealthCare insurance line had a total enrollment of 970,000 as of June 30.