From announcing it would be restructuring into two units, to being awarded a $70.9 billion Tricare contract, here are eight key stories about Humana from 2022:
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Georgia has launched its own online health insurance portal called Georgia Access, Capital Beat News Service reported Dec. 28.
Centene announced changes to its executive leadership team Dec. 14 as President and COO Brent Layton takes on an advisory role as he "transitions toward retirement."
Healthcare is becoming less affordable for people, especially women, with employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a report published Dec. 27 in JAMA.
About 11.5 million people have enrolled in ACA marketplace plans as of Dec. 15, according to CMS.
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Colorado, Nevada and Washington have passed public health insurance options, but they are not yet working out as hoped, Politico reported Dec. 27. Here are some of the obstacles the plans face:
From a lawsuit alleging former Centene execs defrauded state Medicaid programs to a lawsuit seeking to stop Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield's reorganization, here are eight recent legal actions involving payers Becker's has reported since Nov. 17:
From another round of layoffs to a potential delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, Bright Health has continued to face challenges this year.
Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program is set to begin July 1, 2023, making it the only state with such requirements, Capital Beat News Service reported Dec. 23.
The average uninsurance rate for women aged 19-64 in the U.S. was 11 percent in 2021, according to a Dec. 21 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Here are the states ranked by women's uninsurance rate, from highest to lowest: