Author: Jakob Emerson

Post-acute care provider, AccentCare, has named Chris Mayne as president of its home health division.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Home Depot's challenge to a $2.67 billion settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, ending a legal saga over alleged anticompetitive behavior that dates back to 2012.

Washington state opened applications for its Medicaid-like health insurance program for  undocumented adult immigrants on June 20.

Some of the nation's largest health insurers have signaled significant headwinds in recent months within their Medicaid businesses as costs rise and the effect of redeterminations takes hold, but Fitch analysts expect those headwinds to be short-lived.

The Cigna Group has promoted Jamie Kates to chief accounting officer, effective July 1.

The U.S. uninsured rate is projected to increase to 8.9% by 2034, according to new estimates published by the Congressional Budget Office in June.

Driscoll Health Plan is warning about its future ability to remain operational following Texas' decision not to award the payer a Medicaid contract earlier this year.

Humata Health, a company that uses AI and machine learning to streamline prior authorization for payers and providers, has closed a $25 million investment. 

Priority Health is planning to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, a Fort Wayne-based payer with more than 52,000 members in Indiana and Ohio.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate why some payers are charging members for birth control, which violates the ACA.