Author: Rylee Wilson

Medicare Advantage is the dominant form of Medicare, and questions loom for payers, providers and policymakers alike in the year ahead. 

Blue Shield of California has appointed two new senior executives. 

North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health plans to stop contracting with Medicare Advantage plans in 2025. 

Medicare spending on GLP-1 medications may not be as high as some estimates predict if coverage was expanded to cover weight loss, according to an analysis from data firm Intensity. 

Health Care Service Corp. is planning a 132,000-square-foot office in southwest Houston. 

UnitedHealth Group is shuffling its top legal lineup. 

UnitedHealth Group executives said they're not planning any major shakeups to their Medicare Advantage business as other insurers plan to pull back their offerings in 2025. 

Three insurers were named among the top companies for workplace fairness by Fair360. 

Kansas awarded Medicaid contracts managing care for 458,000 individuals to Centene, UnitedHealthcare and Healthy Blue. 

Many people disenrolled from Medicaid during the redeterminations process were likely unaware they had coverage to begin with, a study published in the May issue of Health Affairs found.