Payer

Three years after the ACA took effect, 20.6 million people with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors still lacked health insurance, despite significant gains among some people with CVD/CVRFs, according to a study published by the Journal of General Internal…

UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, rolled out a hearing business called UnitedHealthcare Hearing June 27.

Almost 70 percent of adults age 62 and older deem physical health their highest concern as they age, according to a UnitedHealthcare survey.

At the AHIP Institute & Expo in Nashville June 19-20, Becker's Hospital Review asked 17 executives from health plans and providers one question: What is the future of the payer-provider relationship?

UnitedHealth Group will shake up its senior executive team as the CEO of its health insurance line, UnitedHealthcare, retires.

As health insurers begin filing their proposed premium rates for 2020, there are five key forces driving rate changes, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.

Here are 11 recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:

About 24,000 Highmark employees were not part of an agreement reached with UPMC to provide in-network access to UPMC physicians and hospitals, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

While monopolies often mean higher prices for consumers, this may not always be true for individuals who purchase health plans on the ACA's exchanges, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tufts Health Plan launched a program that will pay some of its 1.2 million members to find providers with the lowest cost and highest quality.