Author: Jakob Emerson

UnitedHealth Group says a so-called 'tripledemic' of respiratory diseases in late 2022 had no noticeable impact on U.S. healthcare costs.

UnitedHealth Group recorded double-digit growth in revenues year over year across its lines of business at UnitedHealthcare and Optum, according to the company's fourth quarter earnings report released Jan. 13.

The Kaiser Family Foundation calculated monthly average ACA marketplace benchmark premiums per state in 2023. The national average is $456.

The Illinois Department of Insurance fined Quartz Health Insurance Corp. $500,000 for violating state and federal laws that require equal levels of coverage for mental health and substance abuse care as for medical care.

Sentara Healthcare has finalized its acquisition of nonprofit health plan AvMed.

BCBS Texas has named has named Jessica Quick as divisional senior vice president for sales and marketing.

Highmark Blue Shield has named Dan Tropeano its first southeastern Pennsylvania segment president as the company looks to expand its service area to new parts of the state, including Philadelphia, in 2024.

Medicare Advantage patients may receive high-quality and more effective diabetes care compared to fee-for-service (FFS) enrollees, according to a new study from Avalere Health and the Better Medicare Alliance, a pro-MA advocacy group.

From CVS to Kaiser Permanente, this is where six payers have put their investment dollars since Nov. 1:

UnitedHealthcare named Marcus Robinson as president of markets for individual and family plans Jan. 10.