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Humana and UnitedHealthcare scored the highest median ratings of the nation's six largest payers in CMS' 2023 Medicare Advantage star ratings, according to CMS data. 

To resolve an issue with health coverage, contacting your insurance company through Twitter may be more useful than contacting their customer service department, according to a testimonial published Oct. 5 in the oncology publication, Cure magazine.

Though Medicare Advantage was designed to help lower federal healthcare expenditures, payers have exploited the program through elaborate schemes that make patients appear sicker than they actually are — thereby leading to higher payments from CMS, according to an Oct.…

Here are eight stories about the Louisville, Ky.-based payer Becker's has covered since Aug. 12. 

Here are seven recent findings from HHS' oversight arm reported by or shared with Becker's since Sept. 22. 

Forbes compiled the six best Medicare Advantage plan providers in an article published Oct. 6.

Providers are concerned that California's value-based Medicaid reforms are not reaching the patients who need help most, according to a Kaiser Health News report published Oct. 10 in The Los Angeles Times.

Blue Shield of California filed a lawsuit alleging that California violated public records laws by not releasing documents related to the state's Medicaid contract awards, the insurer said Oct. 7. 

From international growth to rebranding, here are 10 stories about the Bloomfield, Conn.- based insurer Becker's has reported since Sept. 7. 

Experts predicted a decline in CMS Medicare Advantage ratings because of methodology changes and the end of relaxed standards to account for pandemic tumult.