Author: Staff

CMS is proposing a new rule that aims to cut prescription drug costs, increase contract vetting and improve health equity, according to a Jan. 6 news release. 

Centene, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente all named new executives since Jan. 1. 

California's state Assembly is considering two bills to establish and fund universal healthcare in the state, according to a Jan. 6 Newsweek report. 

Pamela Shipley was named Kaiser Permanente's regional president of Georgia, the payer announced Jan. 6. 

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield named Cindy Langston as its senior vice president and CIO, making her the first woman to hold the position.

Humana is nearly halving its 2022 estimates for Medicare Advantage enrollment to reflect "higher than anticipated" terminations during the last enrollment period, according to a Jan. 6 SEC filing.

Georgia lawmakers are poised to unveil a behavioral health bill that would, in part, address the state's lacking enforcement of mental health parity, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Loretta Weinberg, New Jersey's state Senate majority leader, will leave office early to join Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield's board of directors, sources told NJ.com for a Jan. 5 report. 

Payers should brace for an increase in joint pain, cardiomyopathy and diabetes-related claims throughout 2022, according to a report from health insights company Prealize. 

Centene has appointed Jim Murray as its chief transformation officer to lead both the payer's new Value Creation Office and its advanced behavioral health division.