Bonus payments to Medicare Advantage plans will decline by around 8% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a report from KFF.
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UnitedHealthcare and Humana are expected to collectively receive 50% of total Medicare Advantage star bonus payments in 2024, while Kaiser Permanente is expected to collect the highest average bonus per enrollee ($516), according to a Sept. 11 analysis from KFF.
Aetna is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the insurer improperly denied gender-affirming care.
CMS is suspending new enrollment for a Centene Medicare Advantage subsidiary in Missouri after the company failed to meet the required medical loss ratio for three years in a row.
Optum Rx will join the other major pharmacy benefit managers and exclude Humira from some formularies.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is selling its health plan to Elevance Health's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for an undisclosed amount.
Pat Geraghty, president and CEO of Florida Blue and parent company Guidewell, will serve a second year as chair of AHIP.
Insurers and employers are pushing back on new rules that would toughen requirements for mental health parity.
St. Louis-based Mercy has notified Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield that it will go out-of-network with the insurer in Missouri if a new agreement is not reached by Jan. 1, 2025.
UnitedHealthcare offers the best desktop digital experience among major insurers, and Anthem BCBS plans offer the best mobile app experience, according to new research from Corporate Insight shared with Becker's.