Author: Jakob Emerson

While an estimated 28.9 million Americans under 65 were uninsured in 2019, over a dozen towns across the country boasted uninsured rates of effectively zero during the same period, according to financial news site 24/7 Tempo.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has created the Department of Financial Services' Pharmacy Benefits Bureau, an office tasked with licensing and regulating the state's pharmacy benefits industry.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has named Lynn Merritt as its new chief human resources officer. Ms. Merritt started May 9 and is based in BCBSA's Chicago office. 

Despite explosive growth in revenues and total membership, some of the largest insurtech companies posted losses exceeding a combined $332 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Despite little change before the pandemic, the number of adults with medical debt, issues paying medical bills and medical debt in collections have declined since the pandemic began. New policies will be needed to sustain the decrease, according to a…

From network expansions to major acquisitions, there have been many significant payer investments in mental and behavioral healthcare in 2022.

When payers and providers share financial risk through capitation arrangements instead of fee-for-service payment models, the results are higher-quality care and lower costs, according to a new analysis from the Integrated Healthcare Association.

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance has recognized 25 Medicare plan contracts with a PQA Laura Cranston Excellence in Quality or Quality Improvement Award for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use.

Nearly 90 percent of American voters with employer-sponsored health insurance are satisfied with the mental healthcare they've received since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a poll published May 10 by America's Health Insurance Plans.

The Colorado General Assembly has passed a bill setting minimum rates for what pharmacy benefit managers can pay to a pharmacy for prescription drugs.