Taylor Swift is the fifth-most powerful woman in the world, and CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch is the sixth, according to Forbes' ranking of the world's most powerful women. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC will transfer 6 million patient records from nine EHRs to Epic Systems by mid-2026, a move that will enable its clinicians with better data to improve health equity and quality, according to Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD.

Aetna Better Health of Kentucky CEO Paige Mankovich is zeroing in on improving specific disease states and building health at the community level. 

As a provider-integrated plan, Allina Health | Aetna can focus on quality rather than network negotiations, Chief Medicare Officer Britta Orr says. 

Payer leaders are turning their attention to health equity, prior authorization, AI and more as 2024 approaches. 

There are nearly 4,000 Medicare Advantage plans for older adults to choose from nationwide for 2024, and payers are launching unique benefits aimed at serving specific and segmented populations.

Starting in 2025, Aetna will take over a three-year health benefits contract for more than 740,000 North Carolina state employees, public educators, retirees and their dependents, upending a 45-year relationship between the state and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. 

Centene is adding a new member to its executive leadership team, with Susan Smith set to become COO Jan. 1. 

Kate Goodrich, MD, chief medical officer of Humana, is leading a companywide initiative to improve members' health literacy. 

Bill Beck joined the insurer once known as Anthem as chief marketing officer in 2019. Since that time, the company has completely transformed into a health services organization called Elevance Health.

Humana CEO Bruce Broussard will step down from his role after a decade in 2024, and Envision Healthcare CEO Jim Rechtin will be his successor, the company said Oct. 11. 

Health plans are working to improve health equity, appointing chief health equity officers, improving data collection and implementing initiatives to reduce disparities in health outcomes. 

CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch topped Fortune's ranking of the 100 most powerful women in business for the third year in a row. 

In a decade leading the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans, CEO Samantha Olds Frey has worked to build managed care in the state from the ground up, winning "hard-fought" trust from providers. 

Since the beginning of this year, generative AI has dominated conversations among consumers, corporations, and government agencies alike. And for good reason—the capabilities of large language models, as illustrated by ChatGPT’s debut in November 2022, have had a notable impact on various industries, including media, education, and law, to name just a few. But for many technology enthusiasts, it's the potential impact within healthcare that sparks the most excitement.

How do the top-rated plans for Medicare Advantage member satisfaction keep members happy? Simplifying healthcare, going above and beyond in customer service and offering strong basic benefits, executives told Becker's. 

Time and Statista released their list of the 750 "best" companies in the world, which includes seven U.S. health insurers.

Mike Murphy, one of the longest-serving Blue Cross Blue Shield CEOs, says relationships with providers have not worsened over his 16 years at the helm of Anthem BCBS Nevada — they've just grown more complicated. 

CVS Health recently expanded the roles of three of its C-suite executives and welcomed a new president of Aetna. Here is more information about executives that make up CVS Health's leadership team, according to the company's website:  

Future leaders in the health insurance industry should stay curious, keep an eye toward the future and put members first, executives say.