Author: Jakob Emerson

The ongoing contract dispute between the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi has left one patient fearful his liver transplant surgery won't be covered by his health insurance at the state's only organ transplant…

Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program into law May 10.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan will distribute in-home medication disposal bags to more than 11,000 members of its UPMC for Life Medicare Advantage plan throughout the month of May.

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.