Author: Rylee Wilson

UnitedHealth Group will lease a 33,500-square-foot office space in Tempe, Ariz., the Phoenix Business Journal reported Feb. 13. 

Two proposed payer deals have been called off in the face of scrutiny from state officials. 

CareOregon and SCAN Group have called off a proposed merger between the two nonprofit insurers, after state regulators expressed skepticism about the deal. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana has put plans to be acquired by Elevance Health on pause again after the proposed sale faced scrutiny from physicians and state officials. 

Montgomery, Ala.-based Baptist Health is suing Humana, alleging the insurer's Medicare Advantage plan underpaid the hospital for drugs purchased through the 340B program. 

Cigna will offer discounted access to meal kit service HelloFresh to employers. 

Facing rising interest rates and regulatory scrutiny, private equity investments in the Medicare Advantage space are slowing down, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 

Kaiser Permanente reported a decline in health plan membership, driven by slowed job growth. 

Challenges in the Medicare Advantage market may force insurers to cut back on extra benefits like vision and dental in 2025, The Wall Street Journal columnist David Wainer wrote Feb. 11. 

More Louisiana officials are voicing opposition to the planned sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health.