Author: Jakob Emerson

Centene's Wellcare and value-based physician enablement company Wellvana have inked a multi-year primary care partnership for Wellcare Medicare Advantage members in Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. 

The annual limit on HSA contributions for individuals with self-only coverage is rising to $4,300 in 2025 from $4,150 in 2024, the IRS said May 9.

Utah has fined UnitedHealthcare $546,500 for selling unapproved health plans to state residents.

Illinois is expanding coverage of weight-loss drugs to state employees, a move Gov. JB Pritzker's office estimates could cost up to $210 million annually, WBEZ reported April 30.

National Minority Health Month (NMHM) is an annual observance that builds awareness about health disparities that persist among Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, Native American/Indigenous, and other minority communities across the United States. 

UnitedHealthcare has the most D-SNP members, while Healthfirst and Kaiser Permanente recorded 97% member retention rates during the Medicare open enrollment period.

Highmark Health has laid off 47 employees, PennLive reported May 7.

Molina Healthcare is outsourcing 52 positions to a contractor at its headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., according to regulatory documents filed with the state in April.

A co-branded Medicare Advantage plan offered by UnitedHealthcare and Walmart will come to an end amid the retailer's decision to close ​​its health centers and end virtual care services, Becker's confirmed April 30.

CMS and the NCQA are extending the quality data submission deadline for health plans by two weeks due to "extraordinary circumstances" caused by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare in late February.