Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield reported a $226.2 million net loss in 2024 and a 15% increase in claims exceeding $1 million. President and CEO Curtis Barnett told Arkansas Business in May that members under 40 are generating seven-figure…
Author: Jakob Emerson
Eight Medicare plans have been recognized for high achievement or significant improvement in medication safety and appropriate use by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. The awards are based on CMS’ 2025 Medicare Part D Star Ratings, where only 1.3% of the…
Leon County, Florida prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation relating to a $10 million donation from Centene to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit associated with Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to a joint report from the Miami Herald and the…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has named Margaret Anderson, interim president of Health Alliance Plan, as the health plan’s permanent president. HAP grew under Ms. Anderson’s leadership in 2024, now serving 476,000 members across Michigan and closing the year with a…
CVS Health has named Creagh Milford, DO, as president of Oak Street Health. Dr. Milford has been with CVS since 2021, most recently serving as president of retail health. “I’m excited to start a new chapter at CVS Health as…
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California’s ACA exchange, Covered California, previously was sharing sensitive data provided by website visitors to LinkedIn through website trackers, The Markup reported in April. Visitors to the state website had information sent to Linkedin about whether they were blind, pregnant,…
Five executives and directors at UnitedHealth Group purchased the company’s stock on May 16 following a major downturn over the last month. Board chair and new CEO Stephen Hemsley made the largest purchase of more than $25 million — 86,700…
In January, Centene named Alan Silver as president of its Ambetter Health Solutions business, colloquially becoming the company’s first ICHRA president. Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements allow employees to shop on the ACA marketplace for a health plan using a…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has reported a combined after-tax first quarter net income of $37 million on revenue of $2.6 billion (1.4% net margin). The results reflect an operating and other loss of $9.8 million (-0.4% operating…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation May 14 that directs the Colorado School of Public Health to research and draft model legislation for a universal healthcare system in the state. The Colorado School of Public Health will be tasked with…