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Geisinger Health Plan is eliminating nearly 100 positions as part of a restructuring program aimed at stabilizing operations. “This decision, which only impacts GHP roles, was not made lightly,” a spokesperson for the organization told Becker’s on July 15. “We…

UnitedHealth Group discretely sold stakes in some of its business units to private equity firms near the end of 2024 in an effort to extend its long-running profit streak despite mounting internal cost pressures, Bloomberg reported July 15. According to…

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since June 25: 1. UnitedHealth Group has engaged in an “an aggressive and wide-ranging campaign” against several groups of critics following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…

Humana is launching a collaboration with Epic’s MyChart, allowing members to see health plan details alongside the rest of their medical information.  The partnership is the first of its kind, Humana said in a July 15 news release.  “This integration…

For years, health plans and provider organizations have been attempting to make value-based care work for them and their members. Yet for many, success has been elusive. Now, a new generation of technologies is helping advance value-based care by leveraging…

Oregon health officials are weighing a potential cap on commercial health insurance payments to hospitals in an effort to address rising costs, the Oregonian reported July 15. According to the report, the state’s Committee on Health Care Affordability has been…

On average, Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have access to plans offered by eight different insurers, but in most counties, one or two companies control the majority of the market, according to an analysis from KFF.  The vast majority of MA beneficiaries…

Highmark has named Jay Sheehy as president-elect of Highmark West Virginia.  Mr. Sheehy was most recently chief underwriting officer at Gravie, a health benefits company, according to a July 9 news release. He also held roles at EmblemHealth, AIG and…