Author: Rylee Wilson

Payers are seeing rising costs in the Medicare Advantage population, and lawmakers are proposing reforms to the program's prior authorization process. 

Michigan will give Medicaid enrollees an extra month to return enrollment forms before their coverage is terminated through 2024, the state's department of health and human services said July 26. 

Molina Healthcare is expecting to add $1.8 billion in premium revenue from its acquisition of Bright Healthcare's 125,000-member Medicare Advantage business. 

Nevada will liquidate Friday Health Plans, making it the last of the seven states to shut down the defunct payer. 

Centene subsidiary Superior HealthPlan was awarded a new six-year contract to administer Texas' Medicaid coverage for the aged, blind and disabled population. 

Molina Healthcare reported $309 million in net income in the second quarter of 2023, up 24.6 percent from the same time period last year, according to the company's earnings report published July 26. 

Several states have expanded Medicaid or other state-funded coverage options to noncitizens, according to an analysis from KFF published July 26. 

UnitedHealthcare controls almost one quarter of the Medicare Part D plan market, according to an analysis from KFF. 

A group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration and Congress to do more to limit Medicare Advantage overpayments, misleading marketing and prior authorization denials. 

A system error caused BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to mail 2,688 letters to outdated addresses.