Author: Jakob Emerson

Instacart customers will soon be able to directly purchase groceries using their flexible savings- and health savings accounts.

New York spends the most on its Medicaid managed care program every year, according to data published by KFF in November. The U.S. total is more than $441 billion.

Nebraska has fined Bright Health $1 million and revoked its insurance license with the state following a market conduct examination that found the company violated state law more than 21,000 times over a period of two years.

CMS is proposing new health equity changes for prior authorization policies and procedures at Medicare Advantage organizations to better determine any disproportionate impact on underserved populations that may delay or deny access to services. 

The Illinois Department of Insurance has fined Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, nearly $1.2 million in less than two years for violating the state's Network Adequacy and Transparency Act, which requires…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is removing 14,000 prior authorization requirements for home care services for its 2.6 million commercial members beginning Jan. 1. 

Providence Health Plan has added three new executives to its finance team, according to a Nov. 1 news release.

Allstate is looking to sell its health benefits division in 2024, CEO Tom Wilson told investors on a Nov. 2 quarterly earnings call.

AgeWell, a specialty managed care insurer, is laying off 68 employees at its headquarters in Lake Success, N.Y., according to regulatory documents published by the state Oct. 31.

The nation's largest payers have filed their third-quarter earnings reports, revealing which grew total member enrollment and business lines the most year over year.