Author: Jakob Emerson

HealthPartners has promoted Kathy Johnson to senior vice president and CFO of the company's health plan.

UCare is awarding grants to healthcare organizations across Minnesota to help them prepare for the impact of upcoming Medicaid redeterminations.

Diabetic patients that were forced to enroll in a high-deductible health plan by their employer faced a higher risk of acute diabetes complications compared to those enrolled in traditional health plans, according to a study published Jan. 20 in JAMA…

It's now been over six months since consumers gained access to healthcare pricing information through their health plans — but some experts say the published data is largely unusable or doesn't steer patients in the right direction for care.

The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing UnitedHealth Group's planned purchase of home health firm LHC Group under a "potential vertical harm theory," Seeking Alpha reported Jan. 26, citing traders and a Capitol Forum report.

Quartz has named Jeff Butcher as senior vice president and CFO.

UnitedHealth Group is putting $10 million toward community development initiatives in Appalachian counties across six states.

Elevance Health is expecting over 400,000 new members across its lines of business in 2023, even as the company faces the loss of Medicaid members because of eligibility redeterminations beginning in April.

CMS said Jan. 25 that a record 16.3 million people enrolled in ACA marketplace coverage during the open enrollment period from Nov. 1, 2022 to Jan. 15, 2023.

Elevance Health reported double-digit revenue growth and beat investor expectations in 2022, but posted a slight dip in profits year-over-year, according to the company's fourth quarter earnings report published Jan. 25.