Humana's longest-serving director, David Jones Jr., is planning to retire after 30 years on the company's board, WDRB reported March 20.
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Payers and some provider groups are pushing back on a slate of proposed Medicare Advantage regulatory changes from CMS. Here are nine updates about the program Becker's has reported since March 7.
New York provides the most comprehensive behavioral health coverage to fee-for-service Medicaid beneficiaries, while South Carolina provides the least, according to an analysis published March 17 by Kaiser Family Foundation.
Six payer leaders have been named among the world's 200 most influential CEOs in 2023 by CEO World's annual ranking published March 17.
Cigna is moving forward with an updated version of a paperwork demand it paused last year amid criticism from medical groups, the California Medical Association said March 16.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana CEO Steven Udvarhelyi, MD, said the company's pending sale to Elevance Health will not lead to layoffs or office closures, the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report reported March 16.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a pair of bills that aimed to speed up the prior authorization process and fine health insurers for inequalities in reimbursement rates, the Mississippi Free Press reported March 16.
Novel therapeutics are innovative pharmaceutical and biotech products that improve clinical outcomes, but payers face many challenges when deciding whether to cover them, according to a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC and KLAS Research.
West Virginia's Medicaid commissioner was elected president of the National Association of Medicaid Directors' board of directors.
Regence has named Brent Hess as vice president of Medicare sales.