Author: Jakob Emerson

As payers look to improve care outcomes across racial and ethnic lines within the communities they serve, many have recently added a new role to their C-suite lineup: the health equity executive.

Priority Health has named Shannon Wilson as its first vice president of population health and health equity. 

From shaking up its board of directors to resolving contract disputes with hospitals, here are seven recent headlines about the Louisville, Ky.-based payer:

Medicare Advantage members are spending nearly $2,000 less on out-of-pocket costs and premiums annually compared to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study from the Better Medicare Alliance.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is ceasing operations in Connecticut after this year, according to the Hartford Business Journal. 

Anthem's operating revenue grew by 18 percent and the company added over 3 million members from the prior-year quarter, according to its first-quarter 2022 earnings report released April 20.

Cigna subsidiary Evernorth and Kaiser Permanente have signed a five-year partnership aimed at lowering costs and expanding care access for Kaiser members.

The following list ranks the states by the percentage of their private-sector employees who were enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans in 2020. The U.S. national average is 53 percent.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has made four executive leadership appointments in human resources, treasury and investments, medical management, and legal who will report to President and CEO Dana Erickson, according to an April 19 press release.

Better Health has appointed Robert Mirsky, MD, to the company's board of advisers.