Author: Jakob Emerson

UnitedHealthcare affiliate Bind is changing its name to Surest, with the full rollout expected to be completed Jan. 1, 2023.

Though the U.S. health insurance industry saw gains in 2021, underwriting profits declined 65 percent to $23.9 billion, according to a report published July 6 by AM Best.

Pharmacy benefit managers help bring medication costs down and improve care outcomes, but they are being scapegoated for the nation's high drug prices, an op-ed published July 11 in the The Wall Street Journal argues.

UnitedHealth Group is committing $25 million to the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund II to help finance mixed-use developments in three Massachusetts communities. 

A formulary is in the works, and potential clients have a "very strong interest" in a pharmacy benefit manager from Mark Cuban's generic drug company, Cost Plus Drug Co.

Independence Blue Cross is partnering with Philadelphia-based Cocolife.black and Cayaba Care to address racial disparities in maternal health.

First launched in December 2020 through a partnership with Google Cloud, Highmark's Living Health Dynamic Platform is offering members personalized and equity-focused health plans through enhanced data analytics and a social determinants of health strategy, PittsburghInno reported July 8.

From settlements to denying a motion to dismiss, these are eight recent actions around proposed or approved class action lawsuits against payers:

From settlements with the federal government over allegations of defrauding health systems to multiple class-action approvals, these are seven recent legal actions taken against payers: 

It's an issue Americans face every day: an older parent the family no longer believes should be operating a vehicle because of potential harm to themselves or others. But if that family was receiving expert caregiving support from the parent's…