Eight states have at least five million residents that receive health coverage from their employer, according to AHIP's 2024 "Coverage at Work" report published in July.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is the most efficient user of technology and most innovative user of artificial intelligence within the BCBS system, according to an Aug. 8 report from Harvard Business Review.
The nation's largest payers have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, revealing which recorded the largest profits.
UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $2.10 per-share cash dividend to be paid on Sept. 24.
Insurance covers some of the costs for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for around 1 in 4 Americans, according to data from Leverage and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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The country's largest payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios, with the exception of Elevance Health, which decreased 0.1%.
In 2024, 32.8 million people are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, or 54% of the eligible Medicare population.
The consumerization of healthcare is accelerating, and the nation's largest health insurer is keeping pace.
Both CVS Health and Humana contend with rising inpatient costs in Medicare Advantage, but each points to different causes for the increases.
Medicaid redeterminations began in April 2023, and all major payers have released their second quarter 2024 earnings, revealing which have recorded the largest enrollment losses in the Medicaid market since redeterminations began.