The Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has leased nearly 64,000 square feet of office space in Washington, D.C., according to the Commercial Observer.
Author: Jakob Emerson
Express Scripts' $25 insulin cap program has slashed patient cost-sharing in half and improved diabetes treatment adherence, according to a new study published June 16 by Cigna health services subsidiary Evernorth.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation June 15 that requires payers to cover continuous glucose monitors for diabetes patients beginning in 2024.
The Federal Trade Commission has voted unanimously to put pharmacy benefit managers and drugmakers "on notice" about a new enforcement policy against illegal bribes and rebate schemes that can block patient access to competing lower-cost drugs.
Seven payers were named June 16 in Points of Light's 10th annual "Civic 50 honorees," a national standard for corporate citizenship and how companies use their time, skills and resources to drive social impact in their communities and company.
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The Commonwealth Fund released its "2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance" on June 16 to examine how well each state's healthcare system performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis included health insurance coverage rates in each state in 2020.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is partnering with San Francisco-based Castlight Health to launch a new health, wellness and care navigation solution for commercial health plan members, beginning Jan. 1.
Healthcare interoperability startup Opala has named Ken Chandler as CEO, effective July 1. Mr. Chandler was previously senior vice president of national accounts at Premera Blue Cross.
With Anthem rebranding at the end of June to Elevance Health, the payer is launching two new subsidiaries: Carelon and Wellpoint.
Collinsville, Conn.-based Penstock Group has named Robert Haskey, MD, as chief medical officer