California payers, providers, counties and unions are speaking out against proposed legislation that would cement Kaiser Permanente's special no-bid Medi-Cal contract with the state, according to CaliforniaHealthline.
Author: Jakob Emerson
The nation's largest payers have made recent moves back to the office, but most are offering employees more flexible work styles than what they offered before the pandemic.
Colorado's top insurance regulator says he almost ordered Bright Health to cease all operations in the state following dozens of consumer and provider complaints.
An Idaho woman and her spouse filed a lawsuit against Anthem April 13 for allegedly violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by improperly processing their medical claims.
As payers look to increase health equity and outcomes among their members, some are improving or developing strategies to collect better data surrounding race and ethnicity.
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Bright Health announced April 14 it would cease operations in six states after 2022, but the departure marks just one part of a tough year so far for the Minneapolis-based insurtech company.
Black, Hispanic, female and low-income individuals may face health inequities because of how they contribute to health savings accounts, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute study reported by CNBC.
From lawsuit wins and losses to a new CEO, here are seven recent headlines about the St. Louis-based payer:
A federal judge in California has reduced the chances of a proposed class action moving forward from drug abuse and mental health treatment providers against United Behavioral Health for allegedly denying coverage for medically necessary treatments.
Bright Health will no longer offer individual and group health plans after this year in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.