Author: Staff

In November 2017, Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's Optum bought the Advisory Board for $1.3 billion.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, sharply reduced payments to pharmacies, and many critics are questioning the timing of the cuts, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

Salesforce will roll out a solution to support health insurers in October.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health named Geovani Bonilla IU Health Plans' vice president of medical operations.

Patients, volunteers and healthcare professionals are scheduled to rally June 21 in a "battle" with Empire BlueCross BlueShield over "equitable reimbursement" for Oceanside, N.Y.-based South Nassau Communities Hospital, according to the supporters.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's Medicare Advantage plan, for the fourth consecutive year, ranked highest in member satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Medicare Advantage Study.

Health insurance startup Oscar Health filed plans to offer individual marketplace coverage in six new markets next year, bringing its total expansion to nine states and 14 markets in 2019, the company said June 21.

For the fourth consecutive year, customers named Kaiser Permanente as the No. 1 health plan based on experience, according to Forrester's 2018 Consumer Experience Index.

Michael Dudley, former senior vice president of Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare and CEO of its Optima Health plan, served as an executive with Sentara for 21 years. He previously spent 19 years at Kaiser Permanente, and across nearly four decades…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic agreed to work directly with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to decide what emerging technology BCBSM will cover.