Author: Rylee Wilson

Bright Health Group has granted its top executives retention bonuses in the form of equity awards, as the company ends most of its insurance business and prepares for layoffs, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 22. 

Humana is expanding its primary care business, CenterWell, and adding partnerships with new services for members. 

Anhelo, a Medicare agency serving Hispanic populations, helped over 60,000 customers enroll in plans in 2021, its first year in operation. 

More than four in five Medicare Advantage enrollees receive some kind of over-the-counter benefits, according to an analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Payers say the largest barrier to implementing alternative payment models is providers' reluctance to take on risk, according to a survey from the Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network. 

Lawton, Okla. has the least competitive Medicare Advantage market in the country, according to a study from the American Medical Association published Nov. 1. 

An Anthem Blue Cross member has gone viral on TikTok again after the payer reversed course on a $40,000 cancer treatment bill, the Wednesday Journal reported Nov. 21.

Health Net, a subsidiary of Centene, serves more than 3 million California Medicaid, or Medi-Cal members.

UnitedHealth Group is adding new partnerships and striking contract deals, while its mergers and acquisitions continue to make the news. 

Alabama has some of the most concentrated commercial insurance markets in the country, according to a report from the American Medical Association.