Pharmaceutical benefit managers are often choosing higher-priced options as biosimilar competitors to Humira hit the market, Bloomberg reported April 26.
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Humana posted a 33 percent increase in profits year over year and added more than 500,000 Medicare Advantage members in the past year, according to its first-quarter earnings posted April 26.
The North Carolina Department of Insurance is suspending new enrollment in Friday Health Plans.
A lack of data about Medicare Advantage plans means there are several unanswered questions about the program, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
AHIP launched a new advertising campaign blaming drug manufacturers for rising drug costs.
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Centene reported double-digit growth in profits for the first three months of 2023 and added more than 2 million members year over year, according to its first-quarter earnings posted April 25.
John Rex of UnitedHealth Group was the highest-paid CFO among prominent payer companies in 2022.
Clover Health's stock could be delisted from Nasdaq, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Eli Lilly is expecting CMS to reverse course on its Medicare coverage policies around new Alzheimer's drugs as more evidence shows they are capable of reducing amyloid plaques in the brain, Reuters exclusively reported April 21.
Aetna's Medicaid program in Maryland is piloting a new program for covered doula services in collaboration with digital health solution provider, Mae.