Alignment Health has named Christopher Joyce as chief legal and administrative officer.
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Humana is warning of rising medical utilization rates and has published new research findings.
Centene received workforce awards and beat out Optum for a behavioral health contract with Idaho in the past month.
Payers are using artificial intelligence to speed up administrative processes, improve customer services and analyze data.
Providence Health Plan has named Jack Hallmark as vice president of plan operations.
The nation's largest insurers have warned of increasing medical costs next year, driving up medical loss ratios and member premiums.
UnitedHealthcare is expecting medical costs for its Medicare Advantage members to keep rising, the company's top executives said.
Optum, UnitedHealth Group's health services arm, is a major player in many corners of the healthcare industry, including pharmacy, primary care and revenue cycle management.
From requiring hospitals to post the cost of services in more consumer-friendly formats to proposing complete coverage of HIV prevention drugs for Medicare enrollees, these are eight CMS updates Becker's has reported since June 22:
A California bill aiming to reform the prior authorization process has advanced out of the Assembly health committee, according to the California Medical Association.