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Most of the nation's largest health payers have a single CEO at the helm and operate under one name across many states. In contrast, Blue Cross and Blue Shield payers function as smaller, independent ...

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield will lay off about 75 employees, Arkansas Business reported Jan. 9. The nonprofit BCBS affiliate reported a loss of more than $100 million in the first three quarters ...

Seven insurers or their subsidiaries were ranked among FlexJobs' top 100 companies offering the most remote positions in 2025. The list, published Jan. 9, is based on the number of fully or partially ...

CMS is proposing a more generous increase in payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2026 than in previous years. The agency published its advance notice for payments to Medicare Advantage plans Jan.

UnitedHealth Group has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's challenge to its acquisition of Amedisys, or require the department to provide more specific data on how the deal could ...

A group of shareholders requested UnitedHealth Group management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and public health. In a proposal published Jan. 8, the Interfaith Center on ...

Personalized health navigation company Transcarent is planning to purchase health benefits navigator Accolade for $621 million. Transcarent plans to acquire Accolade for $7.03 per share in cash in the ...

Centene has named Alan Silver president of its Ambetter Health Solutions business, which focuses on ICHRA. The newly created role reflects Centene's focus on ICHRA growth, which allows employees to ...

More than 3 million new enrollees signed up for plans on state and federal ACA marketplaces for 2025. As of Jan. 4, 23.6 million people had enrolled in ACA coverage, according to CMS data published ...

North Dakota has become the first state to cover weight loss drugs under the ACA for diabetes and obesity. As of Jan. 1, individual ACA plans and small-group plans from employers in the state include ...

Blue Shield of California has launched a new corporate structure and named a new CEO. The nonprofit insurer created a new parent company, Ascendiun, to oversee its health plan and other companies, ...