A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders is withdrawing a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy that requested the company’s management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and public health. The group, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, is…
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Blue Cross of Idaho will lay off 135 employees after the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare awarded dual-eligible Medicare/Medicaid contracts to UnitedHealthcare and Molina Healthcare. A Blue Cross spokesperson told Becker’s April 4 that the company partnered with the…
The Justice Department is urging a federal court to allow a decade-old lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group to continue. In documents filed April 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Justice Department attorneys argued that a…
Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, has eliminated 110 positions to “reduce administrative costs as medical and pharmaceutical trends continue to climb to unprecedented levels.” The cuts affect employees at all levels of…
Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Adventist Health, based in Roseville, Calif., seeks a managed care manager in Glendale,…
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Startup Medicare Advantage plans accounted for 1.9% of total MA enrollment in 2025, according to a report from Chartis. This rate represents an increase from 1.6% in 2024 and 0.8% in 2020. Gold Kidney Health Plan, a company offering plans…
Nonprofit Medicare Advantage plans added 200,000 members for 2025, according to an analysis from Chartis. The healthcare consulting group published a March 25 report analyzing Medicare Advantage enrollment data from CMS. Non-Blue Cross Blue Shield nonprofit plans accounted for around…
Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to provide New York City with additional data after city officials claimed they could not provide a complete picture of the city’s healthcare spending. New York City Council Member Julie Menin and Anthem reached an…
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Our country is facing a national mental health crisis. About half of the U.S. population will experience a major mental health issue during their lifetime, and approximately 20% of the population has a diagnosable mental health condition in any given…
Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux earned $20.5 million in total compensation in 2024. The company disclosed compensation data for its highest-paid executives in its annual report, published March 28. Ms. Boudreaux earned less than she did in 2023 and 2022.…