ConnectiCare has reached a new contract with Prospect Medical Holdings, avoiding a split that would have affected 6,500 beneficiaries, the Hartford Business Journal reported Feb. 27.
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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Daniel Zohorsky vice president of strategy and corporate development.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, part of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, added 36,000 members in 2022, putting it at more than 12.6 million members nationwide.
Site-neutral payment policies under Medicare could save $471 billion over 10 years for the federal government and in premiums and out-of-pocket costs, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said in a new report published Feb 28.
Payer executive moves reported by Becker's in 2023:
16 payers have been recognized among "America's Greatest Workplaces 2023 for Diversity" from Newsweek.
California has the most Medicare Advantage members, while Alaska has the least, according to a February report from CMS.
From its plans to exit the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products Business to its philanthropic arm unveiling a new health equity strategy, here are eight updates about Humana that Becker's has reported since Feb. 8:
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is delaying the implementation of its Medicaid managed care behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities tailored plans until Oct. 1; they had been set to launch April 1.
Elevance Health agreed to pay $2.5 billion for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, its first state Blue Cross Blue Shield acquisition in over 15 years, Bloomberg reported Feb. 27.