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UnitedHealth Group saw a notable slip in second-quarter profits, but Optum flaunted an uptick in revenue, operating margins and scope of service. 

Across the board, patients are requesting their data be more accessible to themselves and their providers — including insurance information.

Access to Medicare is making a marked difference in reducing race-related healthcare disparities, according to a new study. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma announced a new contract agreement with Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System.

Centene reported its second-quarter financial results July 27.

David Holmberg is president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health, a national blended health organization that includes healthcare system Allegheny Health Network and health insurer Highmark Inc. He spoke with Becker's in July about the expansion of the payer's Medicaid…

After over a decade, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is turning away from "letting 1,000 flowers bloom," said Director Liz Fowler, PhD, and is focusing on narrow, proven tactics. 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin named Ted Osthelder as president, where he will helm the state's Medicaid health plans. 

Studying the Military Health System and Tricare are major stepping stones in modernizing veterans' healthcare, five authors wrote in a July 26 Health Affairs blog post. 

Highmark, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has launched its new "Because Life" campaign.