Author: Jakob Emerson

Humana's chief medical officer, William Shrank, said in a LinkedIn post he is leaving the company on Aug. 5 after three and a half years.

MaineHealth will switch from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine to Aetna for its employee health plan carrier starting in 2023, according to WMTW.

Former UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann defended Optum's proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare for $13.8 billion on the fourth day of a trial brought forth by a Justice Department challenge of the deal and said misuse of data could happen,…

The nation's largest payers have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, revealing which grew their revenues the most year over year.

As payers increasingly look to meet their members where they are, digital solutions, platforms and benefits have become a widespread expectation from consumers and employers.

Insurance giant Nationwide is partnering with supplemental insurance providers Brella and AccuRisk Solutions to offer its own supplemental health plan.

Centivo, a self-funded health plan provider centered around value-based care, has named Tara Johnson as its first general counsel. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Senior Vice President and Executive Adviser Jeffrey Fernandez as CEO of Ochsner Health Plan, effective Aug. 1.

Cigna beat Wall Street expectations and pulled in $1.6 billion for shareholders in the second quarter, according to the company's earnings report published Aug. 4.

One of the most turbulent payer-provider contract disputes of 2022 has recently culminated around a defamation lawsuit aimed at three health system executives and has grown to include subpoenas for communications with local news outlets. But how did it get…