Author: Rylee Wilson

Humana has named Japan Mehta as chief information officer. 

Georgia's Medicaid contract awards could cause three in four Medicaid recipients in the state to switch plans, according to Centene CEO Sarah London. 

Enrollment on the ACA marketplace reached 16.6 million consumers as of Dec. 18. 

New York City must pay for the cost of any plan it offers to its retired employees, the state's appeals court ruled, complicating its path to implementing a Medicare Advantage plan. 

CMS will sunset the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model at the end of 2026, citing "unprecedented" costs to the Medicare trust fund. 

Payers partnered with Google, Instacart and other tech companies in 2024. 

Sanford Health Plan and Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health will launch a joint Medicare Advantage plan in 2026.

Medicare Advantage plans must comply with new network adequacy and health equity standards in 2025. 

2024 was a tumultuous year for Medicare Advantage. 

Centene could turn its attention to acquiring health plans or other assets in 2025, its executives told investors at a Dec. 12 conference.