Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Broward Health, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., seeks a manager of managed care…
Author: Andrew Cass
The Cigna Group’s board of directors has declared a $1.51 per share cash dividend to be paid on Dec. 18. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of the close of business Dec. 4, according to an…
From a shareholder seeking to separate the company’s CEO and board chair roles, to Optum planning to buy a Massachusetts medical group, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 19: 1.…
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan President and CEO Brian O’Grady is retiring on Dec. 31. Mr. O’Grady has served as the nonprofit health plan’s president and CEO since July 2024 and has been with the company since 2014. “CDPHP has…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law allowing the state’s Department of Managed Health Care to waive prior authorizations for services or prescriptions that payers approve at least 90% of the time. Senate Bill 306 also requires…
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A federal judge in Massachusetts denied a bid by a coalition of 21 Democratic-led states to halt new ACA rules they argue will impose significant barriers to receiving health coverage. The lawsuit was filed in July challenging a final rule…
NeueHealth, formerly known as Bright Health, went private Oct. 2 with the closing of a $1.5 billion deal. The company was acquired by an affiliate of venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, according to an Oct. 2 news release. Common…
AmeriHealth Caritas has named Gregg MacDonald interim president. Mr. MacDonald has been with AmeriHealth Caritas, a jointly owned subsidiary of Independence Health Group and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, since September 2024, according to an Oct. 1 news release…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has named Beth-Ann Roberts its next president and CEO. Ms. Roberts will assume the role on Jan. 10, 2026, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the company. She will join BCBS…
Missouri’s Medicaid director Todd Richardson is stepping down from his position at the end of October, the Missouri Independent reported Sept. 30. Mr. Richardson has led the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, for the past seven years, according to the…