Author: Jakob Emerson

Iowa has awarded Centene subsidiary Iowa Total Care a new 4-year Medicaid contract.

Health Care Service Corp., parent of BCBS Illinois, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma and New Mexico, is launching an "alternative health plan" with no deductibles or copays for large, self-funded employers.

April 23, 2025 editor’s note: UnitedHealthcare and the University of Florida Health reached a contract agreement, effective May 5. Original Sept. 2024 story: As of Sept. 1, University of Florida Health’s hospitals and physician groups in Gainesville, Jacksonville, and St.…

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has reached a contract agreement with Aetna to keep commercial members in Washington state in network, the two organizations confirmed with Becker's.

Indiana has launched its all payer claims database, a website that collects healthcare claims information from companies across the state, including insurers.

Priority Health is offering free visits with a virtual provider to uninsured Michigan adults through a partnership with telehealth company Curai Health.

Six health insurance brands are among Newsweek's top 604 corporate brands in America.

CMS has awarded $100 million to organizations that help individuals enroll in ACA marketplace coverage. 

ACA enrollees in Cook County, Illinois have access to 14% of local physicians, according to an Aug. 26 analysis from KFF. 

The continued rising cost of healthcare is prompting many health plans to take a closer look at the value strong payment integrity programs can drive.