Author: Jakob Emerson

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has promoted Prem Somasundaram to CIO and named Dennis Charland Jr. as senior vice president of commercial and pharmacy sales.

UnitedHealth Group has asked the SEC to exclude two shareholder proposals from its 2025 annual meeting proxy materials that raise concerns about the company’s handling of prior authorization requirements and denied claims.

A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been refiled in the state legislature, aiming to replace private insurers with a publicly funded program that guarantees health coverage for all residents. 

In 2025, the Medicaid program is facing another period of uncertainty.

In 2024, health insurers made 482 updates to their public and members-only websites.

Humana is planning to list its downtown Louisville, Ky. tower for sale, the Louisville Courier Journal reported Feb. 5.

For the third year in a row, Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill that would explore the feasibility of a statewide universal healthcare payment system. 

A federal court in Tennessee has upheld a jury's decision in favor of a former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee employee who filed a religious discrimination lawsuit after she was terminated for refusing to comply with the company's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

Cigna has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it failed to reimburse members for COVID-19 testing.

Centene lost nearly 1.5 million Medicaid members in 2024, but posted 12% enrollment growth in its marketplace segment, according to the company's fourth quarter earnings report published Feb. 4