From the merging of two payers to multibillion-dollar acquisitions, these are seven M&A updates involving payers reported by Becker's since Nov. 17:
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Optum is hiring 575 employees from Owensboro (Ky.) Health and will begin managing the company's revenue cycle operations and IT services.
At least 5 million uninsured people are eligible for premium-free plans on the ACA exchange, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation published Jan. 10.
BCBS of Massachusetts has named Debbie Peikes, PhD, as vice president of measurement and evaluation.
CareFirst BCBS and Live Chair Health are partnering on healthcare access for Medicaid members, focusing particularly on closing social determinants of health gaps in Baltimore and other parts of Maryland.
Insurance brokers, dealers and partners buy the majority of online Medicare Advantage advertising.
Humana is boosting its outlook for Medicare Advantage members in 2023, while preparing to shut down its SeniorBridge home care facilities.
Despite coming to an agreement to keep Regence BlueShield of Washington commercial members in-network at the Polyclinic and Everett Clinic, the payer's Medicare advantage members are still left in limbo, The Daily Herald reported Jan. 10.
Rondi Rabuse, former Northeast market president at Bright Health, has been named president and chief operating officer at UCM Digital Health.
Medicaid redeterminations will begin on April 1, and CMS has released guidance on how states can work with managed care plans to prepare for the return to regular eligibility and enrollment operations.