Author: Jakob Emerson

Select Health, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has rebranded with a new color palette, logo, and adjustment of its name, which was formerly SelectHealth.

There are major changes afoot for Medicare Advantage plans in 2024 and when they are required to cover inpatient services in hospitals for their members. The changes are likely to present challenges for hospitals and how physicians document inpatient care.

A former Highmark Health employee is facing criminal charges for allegedly attempting to or withdrawing nearly $90,000 from eight member's health savings accounts, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported June 26.

UPMC Health Plan has launched its Health Access Initiative for Recovery program, which will provide mental health services to Medicaid enrollees in barbershops and hair salons.

The economic burden of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access and quality is costing Massachusetts $23.5 billion every year across all major groups, according to a June study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and the…

California lawmakers and healthcare stakeholders have reached a major deal that represents the largest-ever investment in Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, Politico reported June 24.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum plans to merge with home and hospice care provider Amedisys in an all-cash deal valued at $101 per share, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Elevance Health has named Kofi Essel, MD, as its new food as medicine program director, a company spokesperson told Becker's June 23.

The nation's largest health insurers have suitable credit ratings to withstand mounting cost pressures driven by growing drug shortages, rising pharmaceutical costs and higher utilization of services post-pandemic, according to Fitch Ratings. 

Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with restructuring strategies.