CareMore Health, an Elevance Health subsidiary, will rebrand as Carelon Health in January 2024.
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The use of specialty medications is on the rise, and we don't see that trend slowing.
From layoffs at Optum to Justice Department scrutiny over its proposed acquisition of Amedisys, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has reported since Aug. 3:
UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized to pay a cash dividend of $1.88 per share on Sept. 19 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 11, according to an Aug. 23 company news release.
Oakland, Calif-based Kaiser Permanente is expanding its insurance plans for employers across all of Colorado, moving away from just its current urban focus in the state, according to an Aug. 22 Denver Business Journal report.
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A federal appellate court ruled that some beneficiaries of UnitedHealth Group's behavioral health unit may be entitled to have their claims reprocessed, according to an Aug 22 decision.
A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed Aug. 22 on behalf of two families accusing Florida of terminating their Medicaid coverage without proper notice or a chance to contest the decision.
New Mexico has the highest rate of youth enrollment in Medicaid/CHIP, while Utah has the lowest, according to new data published by KFF.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's Blue Premier program has saved nearly $650 million in healthcare costs since it was launched in 2019, the insurer said in an Aug. 22 news release.
San Diego-based Scripps Health is the latest health system weighing the costs and benefits of Medicare Advantage, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Aug. 21.