Health savings accounts have become one of the more active areas of federal health policy over the past year, with GOP lawmakers pushing to expand eligibility and use the tax-advantaged accounts as a vehicle for broader consumer-driven healthcare reform. Four…
Author: Jakob Emerson
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Kurt Small as its next president and CEO, effective May 4. Mr. Small currently serves as president of Medicaid at Elevance Health and previously held executive leadership roles at BCBS Minnesota, Highmark and Aetna. CareFirst’s…
Elevance Health has made six senior leadership appointments across its health benefits and Carelon businesses. 1. Aimée Dailey has been named president of government business, with responsibility for Medicare, Medicaid, federal government products, and group retiree plans. She previously served…
CVS Caremark and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association overcharged the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program by a total of $615 million in pharmacy pricing between 2018 and 2021, according to a final audit report published by the Office of…
For the first time, payers must publicly post data on how often they deny prior authorization requests, how quickly they process them and how often denials are overturned on appeal. The first reports are due March 31 under a rule…
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Centene CEO Sarah London earned $19.5 million in 2025, down from $20.6 million in 2024. The company published compensation data for its five highest-paid executives in its annual proxy report. Here’s what Centene’s top executives earned in 2025: Sarah London,…
Elevance Health President and CEO Gail Boudreaux earned $22.6 million in 2025, up from $20.5 million in 2024. The company disclosed compensation data for its highest-paid executives in its annual proxy report published March 27. Here’s what Elevance’s top executives…
Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a bill that would restrict how payers use AI and automated decision systems when making coverage determinations, requiring human clinical judgment before any denial and giving enrollees new rights to challenge AI-influenced denials. If passed, the…
Pennsylvania has opened a special enrollment window for 5,400 UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members affected by the contract dispute with Allentown-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, giving impacted beneficiaries until April 30 to switch plans. The state said March 16 that it…
Optum Health is about four months into a leadership transition, with its new CEO Krista Nelson laying out her vision for what the care delivery giant looks like after years of rapid expansion that company leadership has acknowledged steered the…