Payer

Nearly half of 18- to 34-year-olds say they are looking for a new job within the next year, a survey from Cigna found. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is adding several new offerings, including a pharmacy benefits partnership with CVS Caremark. 

Ten providers — including Columbia University Medical Center and Nicklaus Children's Hospital — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Mississippi is the latest state to take action against Salvasen Health for marketing and selling health insurance plans without a license.

Payers spent $80.6 million on lobbying in 2020, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. 

The nation's 10th annual open enrollment period to sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage is open from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15, and this year it includes several changes around access and affordability.

From BrightHealthcare and Friday Health Plans leaving major ACA markets to more than a dozen Medicare Advantage expansions, these are 26 recent payer moves to exit or enter markets:

A majority of Medicare beneficiaries have had the same plan for at least three years and 36 percent don't know the annual enrollment period is currently underway, according to a new survey from online insurance marketplace eHealth.

Bill and Hillary Clinton were among those who recently paid tribute to Michael Neidorff, the late CEO of Centene, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Oct. 30. 

WPS Health will end its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Oct. 29.