Aetna President Brian Kane said CVS Health is still in the "early innings" of integrating the payer into the company, the Hartford Business Journal reported Jan. 8.
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From accusing two former executives of stealing trade secrets to selling its health insurance and hospital operations in Brazil, here are 12 updates on UnitedHealth Group Becker's has reported since Dec. 12:
The California Department of Managed Health fined Anthem Blue Cross of California $690,000 for failure to reimburse providers and members in a timely manner during the second half of 2021.
Elevance Health and its insurance subsidiaries are suing HHS for "unlawful, and arbitrary and capricious" methodology changes to how Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings are calculated.
UnitedHealth group has the largest Medicare Advantage market share in 25 states, according to the American Medical Association.
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CMS rejected around a third of proposed Medicare Advantage television ads in 2023, Politico reported Jan. 5.
CVS Health beat its expectations for growth during Medicare Advantage open enrollment, the company said.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama has more than 90% of the commercial and exchange insurance market share in three cities in the state, the most highly concentrated markets in the U.S., according to the American Medical Association.
Several mergers and acquisitions are afoot in Medicare Advantage.
During a featured panel discussion at Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable, panelists discussed care access trends among older patient populations. Panelists highlighted the fragmented health system, shortage of providers across skill levels and significant variations in access to care as systemic…