UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, Aetna’s parent company, are among the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500 this year. Fortune‘s June 3 list ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by revenue. Nine health payers made the cut, with 2025…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2026, posting a net income of $59.6 million on $2.6 billion in revenue. For the company’s CFO, Ruby Kam, the result was meaningful, but one worth…
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health reported $8.3 billion in revenue and $216 million in operating income for the first quarter, according to earnings results posted May 28. The organization posted $183 million in net income for the quarter and maintained $11.4 billion…
Humana’s CenterWell Pharmacy has initiated full operations at its CenterWell Pharmacy mail-order distribution center in Orlando, Fla. The $83 million investment aims to increase prescription delivery capacity in the state, according to a May 27 news release. Humana has substantial…
Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University, owner of Jefferson Health, recorded an operating loss of $252.6 million (-1.9% operating margin) through the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to an operating loss of $29.3 million (-0.3% margin) during the same period last…
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Point32Health reported an adjusted net income of $248 million in the first quarter, a sharp reversal from a $21 million adjusted net income a year prior. The insurer, parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, said…
The average American covered by an employer health plan is projected to spend $8,460 on healthcare this year, up from $7,838 in 2025, according to Milliman’s 2026 Medical Index released May 20. The index captures both employer and employee cost…
Berkshire Hathaway has sold off more than 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group less than a year after acquiring them, according to a May 15 regulatory filing. In August, Berkshire disclosed it had purchased the shares during the second quarter…
Ninety-two percent of hospital leaders anticipate the next decade’s Medicaid cuts — which could amount to $1 trillion — will affect financial performance to either a major or moderate degree, according to an FTI Consulting survey. FTI released its third…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts reported a net income of $59.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, a return to profitability after back-to-back annual losses in 2024 and 2025. The insurer posted revenue of $2.6 billion in…