EmblemHealth and New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian have reached an agreement. NewYork-Presbyterian will continue to partake in all of EmblemHealth’s products. “EmblemHealth is proud to partner with the City of New York and its municipal unions to provide affordable, reliable health…
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Network Health, the insurance arm of Wisconsin-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health, is expanding its partnership with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. to include employer-sponsored health plan members. In early 2025, Network Health became one of the first insurers in the…
ACA insurers are pitching a median rate increase of 15% for 2027, the second year in a row of double-digit premium hikes, according to a July 8 Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis that was updated Aug. 3. The tracker reviewed…
EmblemHealth and New York City have agreed to settle a class action over $15 copays the city imposed on Medicare-eligible retirees enrolled in its GHI Senior Care plan. The proposed settlement, filed July 30, caps the defendants’ liability at $53…
Fortune released its ranking of the world’s top 500 companies by revenue for fiscal 2025 on July 28. Out of those 500 companies, women lead 34. Among those are Gail Boudreaux and Sarah London, CEOs of Elevance Health and Centene,…
Five federal employees are suing U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor over alleged sex discrimination due to the rollback of coverage for gender-affirming care. Plaintiffs, backed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, filed the lawsuit Aug. 3 in…
As of Aug. 1, non-emergency, scheduled elective services provided by Oklahoma-based Norman Regional Health System are no longer in network for Aetna members. The update affects commercial, Medicare Advantage and administrative-services-only plans, with Medicaid excluded. Norman Regional said negotiations had…
A federal judge has ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan must face a proposed class action accusing it of profiting from billing mistakes at the expense of the employers whose health plans it administers. Judge Robert Jonker of…
California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, will reduce its asset limits by 84% on July 1, 2027. Prior to July, those qualifying for Medi-Cal can have up to $130,000 in assets for one person, adding $65,000 for every other person in the…
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is seeking a 6.2% blended reimbursement increase from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia for 2027. The insurer countered with an approximately 1% decrease, according to Sentara Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer…