Payer

Oklahoma voters approved a state question to expand Medicaid to more low-income residents, according to The Oklahoman.

A subsidiary of Centene Corp. is going to acquire the membership of NextLevel Health Partners, an Illinois Medicaid plan, the insurers said June 30.

The following payer executives changed their positions in June.

Oscar closed $225 million in its latest funding round, the health insurance startup said June 26, with existing investors like Alphabet and General Catalyst participating.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the strengths of Canada's health system, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter said in an interview with NPR.

More Americans who have lost their jobs are signing up for health insurance through the ACA individual marketplace, according to June 2020 data released by CMS.

Health insurers aren't required to cover COVID-19 tests that are a part of workplace safety or surveillance programs, according to an updated CMS factsheet.

An investigation from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce found about 3 million Americans had short-term health plans last year, representing a 27 percent increase from 2018.

Black cancer survivors who have high-deductible health plans face significantly greater cost barriers to care, according to recent study in JAMA Network Open.

Dan McCoy, MD, is no longer the president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, according to D Magazine.