Author: Rylee Wilson

More than 1 in 3 beneficiaries transition insurance 12 months before or after giving birth, a study published in JAMA Network Open Nov. 3 found. 

Some payers are abandoning office spaces, while others are opening them, as remote and hybrid work modes remain a popular option for employees. Here are six payer workforce updates Becker's has reported since Sept. 4. 

Around half of payers had a data breach incident over the past five years, a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions found. 

Kaiser Permanente's health plans often top lists for quality rankings. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is selling its home healthcare subsidiary, Livio Health, to senior health company Lifespark. 

Hospitals are growing increasingly frustrated with payers, a survey from the American Hospital Association found. 

UnitedHealthcare has the largest share of the nation's Medicare Advantage market, according to a study from the American Medical Association. 

Humana's executives are less tied to the payer's Louisville, Ky., headquarters as the company shifts toward remote and hybrid work, WDRB reported. 

Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's data analysis affiliate, appointed Sam Mohanty as chief technology officer. 

Amerigroup Texas is partnering with Movito, a healthcare technology developer, to increase the number of mental health therapists in rural, remote and underserved areas.