Providence Health Plan has named Jack Hallmark as vice president of plan operations.
Author: Jakob Emerson
From requiring hospitals to post the cost of services in more consumer-friendly formats to proposing complete coverage of HIV prevention drugs for Medicare enrollees, these are eight CMS updates Becker's has reported since June 22:
UnitedHealth Group recorded double-digit growth in revenue year over year across its lines of business at UnitedHealthcare and Optum, according to the company's second-quarter earnings report released July 14.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island has named Farah Shafi, MD, as chief medical officer.
Health insurers around the country are looking to raise premiums next year in part to meet the high demand for expensive weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic.
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The vast majority of health insurers have a presence across social media sites, and some have made the jump to the newest platform, Threads, a Twitter competitor from Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms.
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield received an estimated $5.4 million in Medicare Advantage overpayments in 2017 and 2018, according to an audit from HHS' Office of Inspector General.
From specialty Medicare Advantage plans to continued investment in care delivery services, these are six payers entering new markets, as reported by Becker's since April 1:
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined Medica $300,000 and imposed a two-year monitoring period for what it says are violations of mental health parity laws.
As Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota prepares to move out of its suburban Minneapolis headquarters, the company has discovered two time capsules buried underneath the building, Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported July 11.