Author: Andrew Cass

The first wave of UnitedHealthcare's previously announced 20 percent reduction in prior authorization requirements takes effect Sept 1. 

Elevance Health is rebranding its Amerigroup subsidiary as Wellpoint. 

Former UnitedHealthcare executive Regina Pitstick has been named senior vice president of Aptihealth, a tech-driven behavioral healthcare provider. 

Former UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann has been elected to board of directors for technology-driven physician enablement company Privia Health. 

Molina Healthcare's Medicaid membership declined 93,000 in the second quarter, which was well within expectations, CEO Joe Zubretsky said on the company's July 27 earnings call, according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha. 

Centene recorded $1.06 billion in net income in the second quarter of 2023 after recording a $172 million loss during the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report released July 28.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's administration has said the state's Medicaid expansion will take effect Oct. 1, but the Legislature has not approved the funding needed to launch the program, Politico reported July 26. 

From a long tenure at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic to spending more than four years as the CEO of Optum Health, here is the career background of Wyatt Decker, MD, UnitedHealth Group's new chief physician of value-based care, according to…

A bill aiming to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process was included in a package of healthcare legislation that passed the House Ways and Means Committee and is headed to the full House for further consideration. 

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.