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Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, has reported a ransomware attack on its Harvard Pilgrim commercial and Medicare Advantage systems.

There is plenty of payer price transparency data available online, and many companies have posted complete, accessible data, according to Turquoise Health's first-quarter price transparency report. 

Five insurtech market exits reported by Becker's over the last year:

Centene topped the list of six major payers for Medicaid membership and growth in the first quarter of 2023. 

Georgia has named Cheryl Gardner as the director of the state's newly-created ACA exchange, Georgia Access. 

Cigna had the largest growth in commercial membership in the first quarter of 2023, while Elevance Health had the largest total commercial member base. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing upping Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain providers. 

Several Blue Cross Blue Shield companies operated on thinner margins in 2022 than in previous years, as the waning COVID-19 pandemic drove up medical utilization and costs. 

Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare can differ on clinical quality and costs, but most enrollees are equally satisfied with their coverage, studies published in the last few months have found. 

A reverse stock split approved by Bright Health's shareholders took effect May 22, according to Seeking Alpha.