Author: Jakob Emerson

5 payer data breaches over the last 6 months: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas: Subcontractor Morley Companies reported a data breach March 24 that affected about 2,800 BCBS of Kansas members. No Social Security or financial information was…

The vast majority of Americans are satisfied with their supplemental health insurance plans that help pay for critical medical expenses, according to a survey released March 24 by America's Health Insurance Plans.

Value-based care and risk models are expected to grow significantly by 2025, according to a March 24 report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Less than half of Americans rate the quality of their healthcare as good, and two-thirds believe incivility is an issue in healthcare today, according to a Beryl Institute-Ipsos patient experience survey released March 24.

United Healthcare Services is continuing to expand office space in Minnetonka, Minn., according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

A two-minute document filing delay may have caused Tufts Health to lose a $400 million Medicaid contract, according to CBS affiliate WPRI.

The following payer executive moves have been reported by Becker's in the last two weeks:

Nava Benefits has launched a search engine to allow employers to search for employee benefit plans, including health plans.

Following a monthslong contract impasse between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and Springfield Clinic, Illinois lawmakers are looking to enact harsher penalties for payers that violate the state's insurance code.

The Michigan Legislature passed a bill March 24 that aims to reform the state's prior authorization process.