North Carolina is moving ahead with its plans to hand over its State Health Plan to Aetna, rejecting protests from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and UMR, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary.
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Wishful thinking about the impact of technology in healthcare and unrealistic beliefs that valuations can increase forever have slowed the industry's transformation for the better, according to Sachin Jain, MD.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is bringing on 300 employees to manage back-office work for its Medicaid programs, ending its contract with Amerigroup to manage these services, the Star Tribune reported Jan. 19.
Solis Health Plans, a Medicare Advantage company in Florida, has named Maria Cabeza as director of sales and marketing.
The FDA sent a warning letter to Optum Infusion Services Dec. 13 after the agency said it found "serious deficiencies" in safety practices at a Chandler, Ariz., facility where it produces compounded medications.
The overall insured rate in the U.S. rose between 2019 and 2021, with some states outpacing the national average growth in the insured rate of .7 percent, according HHS data.
More than 5 million UnitedHealthcare commercial fully insured members can now access new virtual behavioral offerings at no additional cost.
Cigna's pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts' St. Louis (Mo.) County headquarters has been sold for $36 million just as the company renewed its lease, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Jan. 18.
CenterWell, Humana's primary care organization, is opening three new clinics in Charlotte, N.C., focused on care for older adults.
Integrating medical, pharmacy and behavioral benefits led to savings for employers, a study from Cigna found.