From creating two new group president roles to pitching CMS on Medicaid fraud reforms, here are 10 updates on Centene that Becker’s has reported since Feb. 6: 1. Centene created two group president roles. Daniel Finke will join Centene as…
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Humana’s board of directors declared a $0.885 per share dividend to be paid July 31. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of the close of business June 26, according to an April 16 Humana news…
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield reported $4.8 million in net income in 2025, a major financial turnaround for the insurer after reporting a $226.2 million net loss in 2024. President and CEO Curtis Barnett told Arkansas Business that total…
Aledade has named Oraida Roman chief commercial officer to lead the company’s strategy for health plan partnerships. Ms. Roman brings 25 years of healthcare strategy and operations experience to the role, according to an April 15 news release. She most…
Hospitals have never had more bedside devices, data streams and algorithms. Yet the gap between technological promise and measurable outcomes remains stubbornly wide. Research shows 21% of nursing care goes undelivered in variable-acuity units, and only 5 to 13% of…
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Forty-nine percent of Americans say they limit spending on food, housing and utilities to afford healthcare, according to Imagine360’s “2026 Healthcare Cost Report,” published April 13. Pollfish ran this year’s iteration, surveying 2,500 U.S. adults ages 18-64 with health insurance…
WellStreet Urgent Care’s national consumer research found that nearly three out of four ED visitors knew before they walked in that they didn’t need emergency care. This report examines how WellStreet and a health system partner turned that insight into…
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Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., has introduced a bill that would require out-of-pocket expenditures for drugs to count toward a patient’s maximum out-of-pocket and deductible. Patients are increasingly getting prescription medications through direct-to-patient platforms that offer lower out-of-pocket costs, especially…
The percentage of ACA enrollees who failed to make payments rose significantly in January, The Wall Street Journal reported April 15. Four things to know: 1. The Journal’s report is based on analysis by actuarial firm Wakely Consulting Group, which…
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan is exiting the Texas Medicaid managed care market by the end of August and will no longer offer individual marketplace plans past 2026. The insurer, part of the Dallas-based health system, administers Medicaid benefits…