Author: Jakob Emerson

Highmark Health reported $22.1 billion in revenue and $529 million in net income in the first nine months of 2024.

UnitedHealthcare has prevailed in its lawsuit against CMS regarding the methodology used to calculate its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings. 

States spend nearly $40 billion annually on expanded Medicaid coverage under the ACA, according to KFF.

Employer-sponsored insurance costs rose about 5% in 2024, driven in part by coverage of expensive weight loss medications, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.

The average Medicare beneficiary will have 34 Medicare Advantage plans available to them in 2025, with Pennsylvania being the highest at 71 plans, according to KFF.

The vast majority of Medicare Advantage markets are highly concentrated, according to the American Medical Association's annual Competition in Health Insurance report.

Almost half of the nation's local commercial insurance markets are majority controlled by one payer, according to the American Medical Association.

Healthcare logistics company Owens & Minor has filed a lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia, accusing the insurer of failing to uphold its fiduciary duties under ERISA through mismanagement of its employee health plan. 

Almost half of the nation's local commercial insurance markets are majority controlled by one payer, according to the American Medical Association.

Molina Healthcare is partnering with Instacart in Michigan to address food insecurity among expectant mothers.