UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys have reached a proposed final agreement with the Justice Department and attorneys general in four states to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that had temporarily halted their proposed $3.3 billion merger. On Aug. 7, the U.S. District…
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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are pressing UnitedHealth Group for details of a program that allegedly incentivized nursing homes to avert medically necessary hospital transfers for their residents. The Aug. 6 letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO…
Value-based care has moved from aspiration to action for many health systems. Some organizations are finding success by aligning care delivery models, technology and team culture around shared goals. For health systems like Cone Health, this has resulted in sustainable…
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In 2025, Aetna offers the best desktop digital experience among major insurers, and Anthem BCBS plans offer the best mobile app experience, according to new research from Corporate Insight shared with Becker’s. Corporate Insight’s “2025 Commercial Health Plan Experience Benchmark,”…
Cyber threats are up. Breach investigations are intensifying. And with 2025 already seeing a 20% rise in healthcare data breaches, compliance can’t be an afterthought. In today’s cloud-first environment, protecting personal data and maintaining audit readiness takes more than just…
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Julia Furst Morgado
Global Technologist, Product Strategy, Veeam
Chris Carmody
Chief Technology Officer, UPMC
Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP
Vice President, Research, Institutional Official, and Research Integrity Officer, Tulane University
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling on the state’s insurance commissioner to reject proposed individual ACA rates filed by Centene and Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. Centene’s QCA Health Plan requested a 54% rate increase, and BCBS’ HMO plan…
Cyber threats are up. Breach investigations are intensifying. And with 2025 already seeing a 20% rise in healthcare data breaches, compliance can’t be an afterthought. In today’s cloud-first environment, protecting personal data and maintaining audit readiness takes more than just…
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Julia Furst Morgado
Global Technologist, Product Strategy, Veeam
UnitedHealthcare has named Krishna Ramachandran as CIO for operations and experience. “We are living through a pivotal moment in human history and evolution, with advancements in technology, data, and artificial intelligence changing our world at a rapid pace,” Mr. Ramachandran…
From naming a new CFO to announcing it is complying with criminal and civil investigations into its Medicare Advantage business, here are 12 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since July 15: 1. U.S. Sens.…
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named Michelle Stoughton president of its Medicaid plan in Ohio. Ms. Stoughton most recently served as the regional vice president of government relations for Anthem in Ohio and managed the central region team…