Author: Rylee Wilson

Managed healthcare and health insurance company Centene signed an agreement to sell Circle Health Group, an operator of 53 U.K. hospitals, for $1.2 billion.

Many Medicare Advantage beneficiaries disenroll from their plans within five years of enrolling, a study published Aug. 25 in JAMA Health Forum found. 

Few consumers have heard the term value-based care, a survey from EmblemHealth found. 

As more employers switch to offering healthcare benefits to retired employees through Medicare Advantage, lawmakers are eyeing legislation to require employers to offer retirees a choice between traditional Medicare and MA. 

Health systems have considered dropping Medicare Advantage plans, and insurers are making efforts to cut back on prior authorizations in the program. 

A judge sided with retirees opposed to the implementation of New York City's plan to switch 250,000 retired city employees from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage. 

Millions of health plan members have had their personal information, including Social Security numbers and medical history, breached in a massive attack affecting hundreds of organizations. 

Demand for behavioral healthcare is on the rise. 

Cigna is rolling back prior authorizations and adding new AI-based offerings for members. 

Cigna Healthcare has removed prior authorization requirements for more than 600 medical procedures, cutting the number of prior authorizations it requires by 25 percent.