The average cost of health insurance for small-business owners is on the rise, according to a report from JPMorganChase.
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The first half of 2024 brought shifting trends for Medicare Advantage.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Sidecar Health, a payer that advertises members paying provider's cash prices, has closed a $165 million Series D financing round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Under a new law, Delaware must offer its retired state employees Medicare supplement plans rather than Medicare Advantage plans, Bay to Bay News reported June 26.
UnitedHealth Group has spent much of 2024 dealing with the fallout from the Change Healthcare attack.
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As large national Medicare Advantage carriers face financial headwinds and tensions with health systems, one New York payer says business in the market is booming.
Making expanded ACA subsidies permanent would add $335 billion to the national deficit between 2025 and 2034, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
Some Blue Cross Blue Shield companies say weight loss drugs have played a part in recent financial challenges, and one plan has made the decision to roll back benefits.
CMS will put $500 million over the next five years toward navigators designed to help people navigate the ACA exchange, the largest investment in the program to date.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Home Depot's challenge to a $2.67 billion settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, ending a legal saga over alleged anticompetitive behavior that dates back to 2012.