Author: Jakob Emerson

UCare has named Tenbit Emiru, MD, PhD, as executive vice president and chief medical officer.

Bright Health Group has told Florida regulators there is "substantial doubt" the company can remain financially viable without additional outside investment, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 25.

Cigna will offer health plans on the individual ACA marketplace in three new states and will expand its offerings in three other states for the 2023 coverage year.

Despite the gradual move away from fee-for-service payment models, value-based contracts are still only a small percentage of overall medical revenues, according to an August report from the Medical Group Management Association.

From the cancellations of new headquarters to significant office space reductions, payers nationwide are moving toward permanent remote and hybrid work. These are seven recent workforce and office moves reported by Becker's since July 1:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and behavioral telehealth provider Confidant Health are partnering to offer BCBS members access to virtual addiction treatment services.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter Aug. 18 to the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services that requires all payers in the state to lower their already filed 2023 health insurance rates.

Cigna has named Jerome Droesch as CEO of domestic health and health services for all of the company's businesses outside the U.S.

Centene is no longer moving forward with its plan to build a 2.4 million-square-foot East Coast campus in North Carolina because of the shift to hybrid and remote work, The Charlotte Observer reported Aug. 18.

Overall member satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans has risen steadily over the past few years, but most members say their plan doesn't provide enough coverage for mental and behavioral services, according to J.D. Power's 2022 U.S. Medicare Advantage study published…