Author: Jakob Emerson

On June 1, the National Committee for Quality Assurance launched its digital quality solutions pilot with six health plans, delivery systems and health information technology firms to provide feedback on the new software product aimed at improving the nation's care…

California is set to become the first state to allow any eligible resident to enroll in Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status, according to The Sacramento Bee.

PacificSource Health Plans President and CEO Ken Provencher will retire March 31.

The company formerly known as Anthem commemorated its official rebranding to Elevance Health on June 28 by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and beginning to trade under the new ticker symbol "ELV."

The Biden administration will launch the next phase of its Cancer Moonshot initiative next July with a new value-based oncology payment model through Medicare that aims to improve cancer care outcomes and lower costs nationwide.

Following the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, payers across the nation issued responses that ranged from total denouncement of the decision to commitments to support employee access to abortion services.

Cigna is planning to renovate a 153,462-square-foot data center in Windsor, Conn., at a cost of $386 million, according to the Hartford Business Journal.

Healthcare deals have declined in 2022 across all sectors compared to last year, but signs of improvement exist, according to a PwC report published June 22.  

Missouri will not take up CMS' offer to allow state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans to provide postpartum care for up to one year after birth, the Kansas City Beacon reported June 25.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group has named Steve Kreuger senior vice president of carrier partnerships, Insurance Journal reported June 27.