Author: Rylee Wilson

UnitedHealthcare is discontinuing some Medicare Advantage plans and exiting some service areas for 2024. 

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have 12 percent lower healthcare expenses than beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare, a whitepaper from researchers at Inovalon and Boston-based Harvard Medical School found. 

HHS has paused procedural Medicaid terminations in 30 states reporting issues with their automatic renewal systems, and coverage for nearly 500,000 people improperly disenrolled through the error will be restored, the agency said Sept. 21. 

Humana and UnitedHealthcare account for nearly half of Medicare Advantage enrollment, but just 20 percent of television advertising for MA plans, according to a report from KFF published Sept. 20. 

Elevance Health cannot prevent a former executive from beginning work at Molina Healthcare, a federal judge ruled. 

Payers and providers don't agree on much when it comes to the No Surprises Act dispute resolution process. 

Some payer CEOs are feeling optimistic about the future of marketplace insurance. 

Virginia reinstated around 45,000 people improperly removed from its Medicaid program, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Sept. 20. 

Cigna is negotiating contracts with health systems for 2024 and adding new benefits and international plan options. 

How do the top-rated plans for Medicare Advantage member satisfaction keep members happy? Simplifying healthcare, going above and beyond in customer service and offering strong basic benefits, executives told Becker's.