Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save the federal government billions each year, a study published May 6 in Health Affairs found.
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Oscar Health and Cigna will discontinue their co-branded Cigna + Oscar business at the end of 2024.
National Minority Health Month (NMHM) is an annual observance that builds awareness about health disparities that persist among Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, Native American/Indigenous, and other minority communities across the United States.
UnitedHealthcare has the most D-SNP members, while Healthfirst and Kaiser Permanente recorded 97% member retention rates during the Medicare open enrollment period.
A group of federal lawmakers, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, sent a letter to Securities & Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler asking him to open an investigation into potential insider trading by UnitedHealth Group executives.
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Oscar Health reported $177.4 million in net income in the first quarter of 2024, its first profitable quarter.
From Medicare Advantage insurers are eyeing cutbacks in 2025, to CVS Health picking up a digital MA broker, here are five key Medicare Advantage updates Becker's has reported since April 22.
Aetna has reached a settlement in a case alleging its fertility coverage policies discriminated against LGBTQ+ couples.
Four of the country's six major payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios.
Medicare Advantage insurers are planning to pare down their plan offerings in 2025.