Payer

Revenues for all of the top nine publicly traded U.S. managed care insurers are expected to be up year over year in the first quarter of 2022, S&P Global said April 19. 

New York's Medicaid program erroneously paid out $965 million in claims over four years, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said April 19. 

Free Market Health, a pharmacy technology company, has raised $13.5 million in financing, including from Highmark's venture arm.

Priority Health, a nonprofit health plan, is partnering with Seattle-based Accolade to offer custom and value-based policies to Michigan employers.

From a new chief human resources officer to a tossed lawsuit from shareholders, here are seven recent stories about the Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer:

MassHealth, Massachusetts' Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, will soon send supplemental payments to hospitals to support psychiatric services in emergency departments, according to contract bidding documents filed April 7.

Players Health, a youth sports health plan funded by Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala, has purchased Dallas-based health insurance brokerage firm Life Benefits to expand health plans for employees in youth sports, according to Sports Business Journal.

The Maine House and Senate approved a bill that requires insurance companies to offer fertility care, the Portland Press Herald reported April 18. 

A 2021 survey conducted by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. found that a majority of respondents were dissatisfied with their Medicare Advantage onboarding process, the company said April 18. 

An Arizona father is suing Anthem over the denial of behavioral health benefits for his daughter, Law Street Media reported April 18.