Walmart tapped Humana's former vice president of innovation Sean Slovenski to run its healthcare and wellness unit, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg.
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UnitedHealth Group recorded a 28 percent increase in net income during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 as its Medicare Advantage membership grew and all its Optum units saw double-digit gains.
The House Ways and Means Committee last week approved 11 bills related to expanding health savings accounts, largely along party lines.
America's Health Insurance Plans added four health insurers to its ranks, the health insurance industry's largest trade organization said July 16.
U.S. antitrust regulators might not attempt to block CVS Health's proposed $68 billion takeover of Aetna, according to Bloomberg, which cites a report by Reorg Research.
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Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, a part of Hackensack Meridian Health in Edison, N.J., will offer bundled payments for UnitedHealthcare members receiving knee, hip and spine procedures at the hospital, according to NJ Biz.
Patients face higher costs and increasingly narrow healthcare networks in ACA exchange markets, a new study reveals.
A recent claims review by Aetna revealed that each month, between 300 and 400 of its members are treated for opioid overdoses in emergency rooms.
Ten days after closing a deal to buy Louisville, Ky.-based post-acute care provider Kindred Healthcare, Humana and two private equity firms completed a $1.4 billion acquisition of hospice operator Curo Health Services, based in Mooresville, N.C. — paving the way…
Anthem selected Prakash Patel, MD, as the executive vice president and president of its diversified business group. The appointment, effective Aug. 6, comes as the Optum-like division competes with rivals on the prow for provider acquisitions, according to Forbes contributor…