As people’s health needs become more complicated, they’re looking for more support from those who help them stay healthy. What they want most is a trusted partner to guide them through the often-confusing healthcare system and make it easier to…
Author: Jakob Emerson
Almost 39 million people were enrolled in HSA-eligible health plans in 2024, according to a July report from AHIP. The report findings are based on survey responses from 20 health plans offering employer-sponsored insurance and individual ACA coverage, collectively representing…
Alignment Healthcare posted its first quarterly profit and raised its full-year membership, revenue, adjusted profit and adjusted EBITDA outlooks in its second quarter earnings published July 30. “Our strong Q2 performance proves two things: one that there is a model…
Editor’s note: BCBS Arizona and HonorHealth reached an agreement on July 31. Original article: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Scottsdale-based HonorHealth will go out of network on Aug. 1 without a new contract in place. The contract is…
CMS will increase Medicare Part D premiums in 2026 while continuing a scaled-back version of its premium stabilization program launched last year. On July 28, the agency said it took “unprecedented” steps to reject standalone Medicare drug plan bids with…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley opened the company’s second quarter earnings call on July 29 with a candid message to investors: the organization has made pricing and operational mistakes and is now taking on a “tone of change and reform.”…
Humana is offering a voluntary early retirement option to some of its employees. The buyout offer will be available for certain parts of the company and for employees who meet specific eligibility criteria, a spokesperson for the company told Becker’s…
On July 25, Centene’s CEO Sarah London detailed three key dynamics affecting the ACA risk pool this year after the company posted a $253 million loss in the second quarter. The morbidity of the ACA market in some states has…
In July, CMS said it identified a possible 2.8 million Americans that have enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in multiple states or have simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid/CHIP and a subsidized ACA plan, a figure that one insurer is questioning. …
The health insurance industry has committed to a series of new policies aimed at simplifying and reducing prior authorization requirements, but a majority of adults say they haven’t heard anything about the initiative, nor do they expect it to make…