Payer

Michigan state Rep. Yousef Rabhi is planning to introduce legislation proposing a state-run, single-payer healthcare system, the Detroit Metro Times reported March 23. 

A group of former Molina employees is suing the Long Beach, Calif.-based managed care company over alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. 

10 providers — including Denver Health, Yale Medicine and UMass Memorial Health — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. 

Democratic Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced the Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act to require employers to provide health insurance to workers who are on strike, according to a March 4 press release.

The parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is slashing a quarter of its suburban Chicago office space as it embraces hybrid work schedules, according to The Real Deal.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation March 22 that bans payers from charging any out-of-pocket costs for abortion services, according to a press release.

Over 14.5 million people signed up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2022, according to a federal report released March 23.

A federal appellate court reversed a pair of lower court decisions that required UnitedHealth Group's behavioral health unit to reprocess 67,000 previously denied mental health and substance abuse claims, according to Law360.

Humana plans to sell $750 million worth of senior notes, which the company said will be used for general corporate purposes. 

Salvasen Health is out of business in Wisconsin after selling hundreds of health plans that were not in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, according to the Wisconsin Examiner.