Author: Jakob Emerson

CMS is looking to create a "universal foundation" of quality measures across all its programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

A partnership between Los Angeles County, L.A. Care Health Plan and Centene's Health Net will soon offer free mental telehealth services to 1.3 million public school students.

CMS released 2023 enrollment figures for government-sponsored health plans Jan. 31.

GuideWell subsidiary PopHealthCare has named Kevin Hiler as chief information officer.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has nominated the state's ACA marketplace director, Meg Garratt-Reed, to be executive director of the new Office of Affordable Health Care. 

From several new CEOs and presidents to a new chief innovation officer at UnitedHealth Group, these are executive moves at 23 different payers reported by Becker's since Jan. 1: 

Humana posted revenues of nearly $93 billion in 2022 and a net loss of $15 million in the most recent quarter, according to its year-end earnings report published Feb. 1. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is using artificial intelligence to detect more fraudulent claims, an issue that costs the healthcare system billions of dollars every year and raises costs on health plan members. 

A bipartisan group of senators are once again pushing for new regulations around the pharmacy benefit manager industry.

Blue Shield of California is launching a virtual-first health plan in partnership with care navigation platform Accolade.