Elevance Health has partnered with the National Association of Community Health Centers to integrate food as medicine initiatives into primary care services for Medicaid members at Community Health Centers. Elevance will train CHC primary care teams to identify and support…
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Independent Health is cutting 59 jobs across multiple departments, effective immediately, the Buffalo News reported Aug. 20. Independent Health has about 1,200 employees, 340,000 members and reported a net loss of $66 million in 2024. “Like health plans nationwide, we…
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management will end coverage of gender transition-related surgeries and hormone treatments under the Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits programs, beginning in 2026. In an Aug. 15 letter to carriers, OPM said…
A federal judge in Texas has struck down portions of a rule governing Medicare Advantage broker and marketing payments, siding with agent groups that challenged the regulation put into place last year. On Aug. 18, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor…
A federal judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement resolving antitrust claims brought by healthcare providers against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and its independent entities, ending more than a decade of litigation. The settlement was approved Aug. 19…
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The Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia placed Sonder Health Plans into receivership with the state’s insurance department on Aug. 13 due to the insurer’s reported “insolvency and inability to raise additional funds from outside investors.” Sonder was placed into…
Highmark New York is the lowest-ranked Medicare Advantage plan for customer satisfaction in 2025, according to J.D. Power’s 11th annual Medicare Advantage study. The consumer insight firm published its list of the top Medicare Advantage plans in 10 markets on…
The Trump administration is rolling out a Medicaid enrollment oversight initiative that will direct states to remove individuals who cannot verify their citizenship or immigration status. CMS said Aug. 19 it has started providing states with reports identifying Medicaid and…
Northern Light Health says it has “made the difficult but necessary decision” to end its relationship with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, citing payment delays, administrative burdens, and what it calls misleading public narratives from the insurer. The Brewer,…
UPMC has the highest-ranked Medicare Advantage plan for customer satisfaction in 2025, according to J.D. Power’s 11th annual Medicare Advantage study. The consumer insight firm published its list of the top Medicare Advantage plans in 10 markets on Aug. 19.…