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The nation's largest payers have filed their third-quarter earnings reports, revealing which recorded the largest profits.

Phoenix Children's is out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona as of Oct. 31. BCBS Medicaid plans are not affected by the negotiations, according to Phoenix Children's. In a statement on ...

Minnesota's Attorney General has reached a settlement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota regarding accessibility of mental health services. In June 2019, the Minnesota Attorney General’s ...

Medicare Advantage plans were paid more than $1 billion for veterans who did not use any Medicare services, according to a study published in the November issue of Health Affairs. The number of ...

Utah had the highest percentage of residents covered under employer-sponsored health plans last year, according to an analysis from KFF. KFF used data from the Census Bureau's American Community ...

At least three major insurers are eliminating broker commissions for some Medicare Advantage plans. According to documents shared with Becker's, Elevance Health will eliminate commission payments ...

Payers are expanding their reach into home healthcare. In October, Elevance Health said it plans to acquire CareBridge, a Nashville-based home and community care provider. Elevance will pay $2.7 ...

Elevance Health is the latest insurer challenging CMS' 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court Oct. 31, the insurer alleged CMS' star ratings process was ...

Tim McKnight has been named UnitedHealth Group's chief information security officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. McKnight takes over the role from Steven Martin, who is moving into ...

The Cigna Group posted a net income of $739 million in the third quarter of 2024, which included a non-cash after-tax investment loss of $1 billion related to VillageMD, according to its Oct. 31 ...

Ohio has awarded managed care contracts to four insurers to serve residents dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Starting in 2026, Anthem BCBS, Centene's Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, and ...