Author: Jakob Emerson

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top-performing Medicare plans of 2022 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top-performing Medicaid plans of 2022 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.

Nevada's public health plan set to launch in 2026 could save the state up to $1.3 billion in healthcare costs over the following decade, according to a state report released Sept. 23.

CareSource has named David Donohue CEO of the Arkansas market, where he will lead PASSE, the company's value-based delivery program for Medicaid patients.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is quietly selling its healthcare technology subsidiary Advantasure for an undisclosed amount to health plan administrator UST HealthProof.

First Choice Health, a Seattle-based PPO network and health benefits administrator, has named Hillary Galyean as vice president of enterprise account management and David Agler, MD, as vice president of medical management.

Independence Blue Cross and Penn Medicine are partnering on a value-based primary care model centered around co-ownership of Blue Cross' physician network subsidiary, Tandigm.

Payers are continuing to expand their mental and behavioral care provider networks in response to the growing need nationwide for services.

Most of the nation's largest health payers have a single CEO at the helm and operate under one name across many states. In contrast, Blue Cross and Blue Shield payers function as smaller, independent companies, though they are often the…

Payers and their venture arms have spent 2022 investing in a variety of new healthcare companies, including digital insurance marketplaces and behavioral health providers.