Author: Jakob Emerson

CVS Health is one company backing Medicaid startup Waymark through its participation in a $42 million financing round. 

Bill Beck joined the insurer once known as Anthem as chief marketing officer in 2019. Since that time, the company has completely transformed into a health services organization called Elevance Health.

Elevance Health posted $1.3 billion in net income during the third quarter, a nearly 20% decrease compared to the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report published Oct. 18.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health are launching a new tiered health plan for individuals, families and employers in 11 North Dakota counties for 2024.

Payers could soon face pressure to reconsider medical marijuana coverage policies following HHS' recommendation in August that the Drug Enforcement Administration reschedule the drug to a substance accessible through a prescription under federal law.

An Alaska grand jury has indicted a physician and three clinic managers on felony charges over alleged billing fraud against the state's Medicaid program, Aetna and Premera BCBS of Alaska, Alaska Public Media reported Oct. 13.

Blue Shield of California has named Jennifer Nuovo, MD, as chief medical officer for its Promise Health Plan, which provides health coverage to Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Los Angeles and San Diego counties.

Centene's chief technology and transformation officer, along with its chief customer experience officer, have departed from the company after less than a year in their positions.

UnitedHealth Group recorded double-digit growth in revenue year over year across its core lines of business at UnitedHealthcare and Optum, according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released Oct. 13.

Medicare Advantage company Alignment Health opened a new community center in Laguna Woods, California on Oct. 3.