About 15 million people could lose Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, HHS said in an Aug. 19 report.
Author: Andrew Cass
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Teva Pharmaceuticals of acting anticompetitively to force health insurers to pay billions of dollars for its "excessively priced" multiple sclerosis drug, Copaxone, Law Street Media reported Aug. 22.
GeoBlue, Blue Cross Blue Shield's international arm, has appointed Simon Jackson to serve as chief growth officer.
Blue Shield of California President and CEO Paul Markovich told America's Health Insurance Plans Aug. 22 that three critical issues must be addressed by healthcare delivery systems to make them more effective in meeting consumer needs.
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was among those who testified during the Justice Department's legal challenge to the $13 billion proposed merger of UnitedHealth Group's Optum and Change Healthcare.
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CMS is urging states to tie nursing home Medicaid payments to quality measures that will improve the safety and quality of care.
The following were the 10 highest paid CEOS at publicly traded health insurance companies in 2021, according to an Aug. 19 report from S&P Global Ratings.
John Hancock Life & Health Insurance will pay New York customers and their beneficiaries back nearly $21.6 million after a state investigation found the company prematurely terminated 156 long term care policies.
CMS on Aug. 18 proposed a rule that would require mandatory quality reporting for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Northwell Health have signed a multiyear agreement that they say offers New Yorkers enhanced access and new programs.