Payer

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since June 17: 

Payers are "crucial allies" in improving data gathered from clinical trials, researchers at the FDA and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania wrote in a special communication published in JAMA July 1. 

Humana provides the best customer experience to its members, according to Forrester's "U.S. Health Insurers Customer Experience Index Rankings" for 2024.

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

The average cost of health insurance for small-business owners is on the rise, according to a report from JPMorganChase. 

The first half of 2024 brought shifting trends for Medicare Advantage. 

El Segundo, Calif.-based Sidecar Health, a payer that advertises members paying provider's cash prices, has closed a $165 million Series D financing round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.

Under a new law, Delaware must offer its retired state employees Medicare supplement plans rather than Medicare Advantage plans, Bay to Bay News reported June 26. 

UnitedHealth Group has spent much of 2024 dealing with the fallout from the Change Healthcare attack. 

As large national Medicare Advantage carriers face financial headwinds and tensions with health systems, one New York payer says business in the market is booming.