Author: Jakob Emerson

From several positions focused on health equity to a tech role meant to oversee the CIO, these are six inaugural titles recently added to payer C-suites:

California is set to become the first state in the nation to offer Medicaid to any eligible resident, and several states have taken actions to allow any child to enroll in the program, regardless of citizenship status. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation June 30 that codified a controversial state Medicaid contract with Kaiser Permanente, though some details are still unknown.

Washington, D.C.-based Morgan Health, the healthcare arm of JPMorgan Chase, is investing $30 million in Centivo, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based provider of health plans for self-insured employers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and OU Health in Oklahoma City have signed a three-year in-network agreement. 

AllWays Health Partners will change its name to Mass General Brigham Health Plan, effective Jan. 1.

More than three-quarters of Americans cannot define "coinsurance," but the vast majority are satisfied with their health plan, according to a new survey from Forbes Advisor.

Emeryville, Calif.-based medical group Canopy Health is adding four Providence hospitals in Sonoma County to its network in an effort to compete with Kaiser Permanente, The Press Democrat reported July 16.

UPMC Health Plan has promoted Rachelle Graham to vice president, marketing and communications in the Insurance Services Division.

CMS has approved Maine's plan to improve health insurance for small businesses and tackle rising premiums by merging its individual and small group markets under the ACA into a single, pooled market, starting in 2023.