Centene CEO Michael Neidorff has cited crime and withdrawn plans for Medicaid expansion as forces pushing Centene's headquarters out of Missouri, but fixing those problems is what has kept him around for so long.
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Anthem reported its second-quarter results July 21.
Matt Eyles is president and CEO of AHIP, a national trade association representing health insurance providers. He spoke with Becker's July 20 about the rebranding of AHIP, President Joe Biden's recent executive order targeting healthcare consolidation, and the biggest challenges…
A health insurer that provides supplemental Medicare insurance and a preferred hospital organization can incentivize members to seek care at hospitals in the organization's network, according to an advisory opinion from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
The number of COVID-19 tests that sit 50 percent to 100 percent above the average cost has doubled, raising insurer concerns of widespread price gouging.
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Magellan Healthcare has collaborated with autism provider Invo Healthcare to launch a value-based pilot program for children with autism spectrum disorder undergoing applied behavior analysis treatment.
Black patients are more likely to receive timely treatment of advanced and metastatic cancers under Medicaid expansion, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care July 19.
North Carolina's five Medicaid health plans have joined the state's coordinated care network, NCCARE360, WNCT reported July 19.
While it's been on the horizon for years, the payer market is finally taking the leap toward a "consumer movement," said Curtis Barnett, president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield.
When it comes to driving innovation, pushing for leveraging more technology throughout healthcare is crucial to bringing down costs, said Meghan Joyce, COO and executive vice president of platform for Oscar.