Over half of payers had at least one outcomes-based contract in 2022, according to a survey from Avalere.
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UnitedHealth Group posted revenues of $91.9 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up 15 percent from $80.1 billion over the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report released April 14.
Humana is investing another $40 million into affordable housing, bringing the payer's total spending on low-cost rental units to $90 million.
Lawmakers are asking some of the nation's largest health insurers how they will handle preventive care after a judge struck down some requirements for payers to cover preventive services with no cost-sharing.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has named Tracy Olsen as director of sales.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health have extended their contract another month to avoid a split between the organizations.
California has the highest number of health plan employees, with over 150,000 workers.
A lawsuit alleging Florida's Medicaid program violated federal laws by denying coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities can proceed as a class action case, the Orlando Sentinel reported April 10.
From both a payer and provider perspective, addressing patients' social determinants of Health (SDoH) plays a major role in the ability to keep costs down and deliver whole-person, value-based care.
Google and Microsoft are both rolling out new cloud-based care management platforms designed for payers that will support unlocking unstructured data and better member outreach.