Author: Jakob Emerson

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to tackle the state's rising healthcare costs by creating the Office of Health Care Affordability, according to ABC News.

Some of Wisconsin's biggest corporations are hoping to save millions a year on employee healthcare costs by offering plans that encourage visiting high-performing physicians, according to Bloomberg Law.

Minneapolis-based health benefits company Gravie has raised $75 million in series E funding from Canadian investment firm Georgian.

Mary Strother has been elected to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' board of directors.

Austin, Texas-based Agilon Health has begun implementing a long-term partnership with MaineHealth to improve primary care services.

San Francisco-based software firm Clarify Health has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Embedded Healthcare, according to Businesswire.

Medical liability premiums have increased nationwide for a third consecutive year, according to a report by the American Medical Association. 

Medigap enrollees are much less likely to face difficulty paying medical bills, according to a new study from America's Health Insurance Plans Center for Policy Research.

Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill March 10 that allows employers to continue offering telehealth coverage to employees with health savings accounts before they meet an annual deductible, according to Bloomberg Law.

While only a handful of payers dominate the health insurance market nationally, the cast diversifies when broken down by the largest payer in each state.