SCAN Group, the operator of Medicare Advantage provider SCAN Health Plan, has named Renée Delphin-Rodriguez as chief legal officer and general counsel.
Author: Jakob Emerson
Florida has disenrolled nearly 250,000 individuals from its Medicaid program over the last month, the Tampa Bay Times reported May 17.
Virtual-first health plans, or plans that prioritize telehealth services for enrolled members, have continued to grow in popularity as payers look to improve care access and affordability.
Editor's note: The headline and article were updated Aug. 4 to reflect that Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare reached a two-year agreement that is effective through July 31, 2025.
Payers are expecting to issue a total of about $1.1 billion in medical loss ratio rebates across all commercial markets in 2023, according to preliminary estimates published May 17 by KFF.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Debbie Dingell, introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2023 on May 17 to create a federally administered single-payer healthcare system.
Insurance commissioners eye Cigna following report of physicians denying claims without reading them
State insurance commissioners and federal lawmakers are raising concerns with Cigna's internal claims review process following reporting from ProPublica in March that said the payer denies large batches of claims without reviewing them first.
Amwell has named Kathy Weiler as executive vice president and chief commercial and growth officer, effective June 1.
Malignant neoplasms accounted for the most expensive claims for self-insured employers in 2022 and during the last four years, according to a May report from Sun Life, a life and health insurance provider.
Utah is the healthiest state in the nation for older adults in 2023, according to the United Health Foundation's 11th annual "America's Health Rankings Senior Report."