Insurers do not have to own every part of the healthcare system to improve connection, according to Jim Boyman, vice president of GuideWell Health.
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Payers are making strides in addressing disparities around mental health and substance use disorder care services but are still falling short of achieving parity under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, according to a Jan. 17 report to…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering buyouts to employees as it targets hundreds of millions of dollars in administrative cuts, the Detroit Free Press reported Jan. 21.
CMS issued nearly $2.5 million in fines on Jan. 17 across multiple health plans for Medicare contract violations related to Part C maximum out-of-pocket limits and cost-sharing requirements, and Part D coordination of benefits and low-income subsidy requirements.
A group representing large employers is suing to block the implementation of a rule that would more strictly enforce requirements for insurers to cover mental health care.
Oklahoma Medicaid Director Traylor Rains is leaving the role at the end of January for a job with consulting firm Deloitte, StateImpact Oklahoma reported Jan. 17.
The medical cost challenges that have challenged insurers in 2024 will not be going away in 2025, UnitedHealth Group executives said.
Though Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are more likely to have coverage of vision, dental and hearing services, they are not more likely to use these services than their peers in traditional Medicare, a study published Jan. 14 in JAMA Network Open…
Optum Rx will pass 100% of the rebates it negotiates for drugs onto its consumers by the end of 2028, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty told investors.
UnitedHealth Group's CEO, Andrew Witty, said the company is committed to reducing prior authorizations and improving customer satisfaction on the company's first investor call since the murder of UnitedHealthcare's previous CEO, Brian Thompson.