Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Baylor Scott & White Health, based in Dallas, seeks a director of payer…
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Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health, which is seeking to affiliate with Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee Hawaii Medical Service Association under a new nonprofit parent organization, reported an operating loss of $13.6 million (-1.3% operating margin), through the second quarter of…
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., have introduced legislation that would prohibit companies from simultaneously owning a health insurer or pharmacy benefit manager and a medical provider or management services organization, and would require companies in violation to…
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to resolve its investigations into the company’s alleged failure to provide timely and appropriate access to mental health and substance use disorder services. The…
Humana lost $796 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company’s year-end earnings report published Feb. 11. The results reflect a higher medical loss ratio driven by a shift in business mix and the impact of the…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital and BCBS Alabama tensions are not just playing out in court filings — they have hit the press, as well, with each side stating their case in dueling op-eds. Amid its Chapter 11 proceedings in the…
The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas Feb. 9 to eight health insurers, seeking documents about potential fraud issues related to ACA marketplace subsidies. The subpoenas target Blue Shield of California, Centene, CVS Health, Elevance Health, GuideWell, Health Care Service Corp.,…
BCBS Louisiana President and CEO Bryan Camerlinck is set to retire at the end of the year, according to a Feb. 10 news release from the insurer. Mr. Camerlinck has spent a decade as an executive leader — previously holding…
Overall, 64% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicare in the United States. South Carolina has the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicare, whereas California and Utah have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health treatment facilities…
Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States. Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas California has the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…