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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. 

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. 

Across racial and ethnic groups, MA enrollees report broadly similar experiences but wide disparities in outcomes. 

A Medicaid expansion effort in Mississippi died after state lawmakers were unable to agree on compromise legislation, the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported May 2.