Author: Jakob Emerson

Kaiser Permanente is the best U.S. health insurance company in 2023, according to Insure.com's annual ranking.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Amedisys, a home health and hospice care company, are partnering to provide palliative care to BCBS members.

SelectHealth, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has named Rob Hitchcock as president and CEO. 

In January, CMS said it will implement stricter auditing practices around Medicare Advantage plans, but payers and policy experts say they have a lot of questions about the next steps forward.

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan has promoted Jennifer Schirmer to vice president of growth for Medi-Cal. 

These are six recent updates around payer mergers and acquisitions reported by Becker's since Jan. 12:

These are 10 payer executive moves reported by Becker's since Feb. 1:

President Joe Biden has vowed to strike down any law that cuts Medicare spending — but cutting spending can come in many forms.

These are five insurance layoffs reported by Becker's since Jan. 1:

Individuals aged 27 to 42 in 2023 with chronic health issues are using healthcare services at a significantly higher rate than older generations, according to a new white paper from UnitedHealthcare and the nonprofit Health Action Council.