Author: Rylee Wilson

Centene will pay Texas $165.6 million to settle the state's investigation into if the payer violated Medicaid fraud laws, the Texas Attorney General's Office said Sept. 19. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City will move its headquarters to a new 260,000-square-foot space in Kansas City, Mo. 

Only one of the eight payers operating in Colorado's new state-sponsored plan will meet state benchmarks to reduce premiums by 5 percent this year, according to a report from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. 

Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare plans have similar rates of satisfaction with care and overall care coordination among beneficiaries, a review, published Sept. 16, of 62 studies comparing the plans found.

In the wake of severe flooding and tornadoes that damaged communities in rural Kentucky in July, Humana Foundation CEO Tiffany Benjamin says future investments in rural areas can help bolster health equity before natural disasters strike again. 

Employers expect the costs of providing health insurance to their employees to rise, a survey from Willis Towers Watson found.

Capping cost-sharing each month, rather than on an annual basis, could result in savings for consumers, a new research brief published in JAMA Network Open found. 

Medicare Advantage plan star ratings hit their highest-ever levels in 2022 — but plans shouldn't expect these increases to continue, McKinsey analysts warn. 

Brad D. Smith, former Intuit CEO, has been elected to Humana's board of directors. 

Around 4 in 10 Americans say they don't understand what their insurance plan covers, according to a new survey from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.