Author: Rylee Wilson

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is offering space in its Baltimore headquarters for Small Business Administration employees assisting business owners in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. 

CMS finalized several proposed changes to regulations for the ACA marketplace in 2025. 

Aetna has named Ali Khan, MD, as chief medical officer for Medicare and dual-eligible beneficiaries. 

Investment income drove a $377 million net income for Independence Blue Cross in 2023. 

Cigna and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica are out of network as of April 1. 

CMS finalized a slight decrease in Medicare Advantage benchmark payments for 2025. 

Elevance Health has closed the divestiture of its disability, accidental death and dismemberment, absence management, and paid family leave businesses to the Standard. 

MVP Health Care has named Richard Dal Col, MD, as president of health management and provider & network strategy. 

Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux was paid $21.9 million in total compensation in 2023, up from $20.9 million in 2022. 

Switching to a high-deductible health plan was tied to higher likelihood of diabetes complications, a study published March 22 in JAMA Open Network found.