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Some Blue Cross Blue Shield plans are reconnecting to Change Healthcare's platforms and other plans are not, the BCBS Association told lawmakers April 16. 

UnitedHealth Group plans to bring Change Healthcare back stronger than it was before it suffered the largest cyberattack in the history of the U.S. healthcare system. 

Rising medical cost trends aren't going down, but they are stabilizing, UnitedHealth Group executives say. 

UnitedHealth Group posted a $1.4 billion net loss in the first quarter of 2024 following the sale of its Brazil operations and the unprecedented cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February. Despite the losses, the company beat investor…

Cigna's Evernorth Health Services is building a new innovation hub in Galway, Ireland.

Vermont providers are pushing for the passage of a state bill that aims to reform the prior authorization process, while Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has raised concerns that the proposal could cause rates to rise. 

AHIP's chief executive criticized the hospital lobby's response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack as "opportunistic" and "maintaining the status quo."

Around 1 in 4 Medicaid beneficiaries disenrolled during the redeterminations process are now uninsured, according to a survey from KFF. 

The Justice Department is investigating whether Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health's insurance arm unfairly increased premiums in 2018 and 2019 as it received more than $655 million in federal subsidies, The Virginian-Pilot reported April 9. 

Health insurance lags behind other industries when it comes to customers' experiences with digital platforms, according to a report from J.D. Power.