Oscar Health is teaming up with grocery chain Hy-Vee to offer a new employer health benefits plan in Des Moines, Iowa. If approved by regulators, the partnership will use an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) model, which allows employers…
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Humana’s board of directors declared a $0.885 per share dividend to be paid Oct. 31. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of the close of business Sept. 26, according to an Aug. 21 Humana news…
As some federal lawmakers shed millions in UnitedHealth stock amid investigations and financial turmoil, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is betting big on the embattled healthcare conglomerate. Lawmakers from both parties sold as much as $1.2 million in UnitedHealth stock against…
Elevance Health has partnered with the National Association of Community Health Centers to integrate food as medicine initiatives into primary care services for Medicaid members at Community Health Centers. Elevance will train CHC primary care teams to identify and support…
UnitedHealth’s Rocky Mountain HMO and Elevance’s Anthem HMO Colorado have filed plans to end coverage for multiple health plans in the individual market for the state. The decisions are projected to affect 96,000 Coloradans, the Colorado Division of Insurance said…
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A Texas federal judge dismissed Elevance Health’s lawsuit challenging its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings, ruling that the company “has not shown any evidence that CMS acted arbitrarily or capriciously.” Elevance filed its lawsuit Oct. 31, 2024, alleging that CMS’…
The Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia placed Sonder Health Plans into receivership with the state’s insurance department on Aug. 13 due to the insurer’s reported “insolvency and inability to raise additional funds from outside investors.” Sonder was placed into…
Highmark New York is the lowest-ranked Medicare Advantage plan for customer satisfaction in 2025, according to J.D. Power’s 11th annual Medicare Advantage study. The consumer insight firm published its list of the top Medicare Advantage plans in 10 markets on…
The Trump administration is rolling out a Medicaid enrollment oversight initiative that will direct states to remove individuals who cannot verify their citizenship or immigration status. CMS said Aug. 19 it has started providing states with reports identifying Medicaid and…
UPMC has the highest-ranked Medicare Advantage plan for customer satisfaction in 2025, according to J.D. Power’s 11th annual Medicare Advantage study. The consumer insight firm published its list of the top Medicare Advantage plans in 10 markets on Aug. 19.…