Payer CEOs come from a range of backgrounds — here are 10 companies led by physicians:
The Latest
Select Health, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, has a new leader at the helm of its largest market, but he is no stranger to the company or local healthcare community.
Cigna is partnering with Virgin Pulse on an individualized digital health platform for 11 million members.
Elevance Health has named Teresa Hursey president of Amerigroup Iowa.
Medicare Advantage plans are set to receive $12.8 billion in bonus payments from CMS in 2023, and representatives are introducing new legislation aimed at reforming prior authorization in the program.
A House bill has been introduced that aims to alleviate staffing shortage at state Medicaid agencies so beneficiaries do not lose coverage due to procedural issues during the redetermination process.
From lawmakers unveiling gold-card legislation to UnitedHealthcare detailing plans to cut 20 percent of requirements, here are six prior authorization updates Becker's has reported since July 26:
Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of BCBS Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, is expanding Medicare plans to 99 additional counties next year, pending regulatory approvals.
The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has given UnitedHealth a provisional OK in response to the company's proposed acquisition of the health technology firm EMIS Group.
HHS is urging states to do more to improve Medicaid call center wait times, rates of procedural terminations and application processing times.