Highmark Health Plans reported a $166 million operating loss in 2024, driven by rising medical costs. Highmark, which operates health plans, health system Allegheny Health Network and several other ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is the latest insurer to sue CMS over what it says was an unfair calculation of its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a lawsuit filed March 7 in the ...

The federal government will spend $84 billion more on Medicare Advantage enrollees this year than if they were enrolled in fee-for-service plans, according to new estimates from the Medicare Payment ...

Some municipalities in North Carolina are looking for a new insurance carrier amid the NC League of Municipalities’ Health Benefits Trust announcing it will shut down on June 30, WITN reported March ...

Blue Shield of California CEO Lois Quam is stepping down after two months on the job. The nonprofit health plan will begin a search for a permanent CEO and has appointed CFO Mike Stuart as interim ...

Humana is planning to renovate portions of its new headquarters, the Louisville Business Journal reported March 10. In 2024, Louisville, Ky.-based Humana said it would consolidate its headquarters, ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February that directs HHS, and the Labor and Treasury departments to "rapidly implement and enforce" price transparency regulations that were ...

CMS is proposing a set of new regulations for ACA marketplaces, including shortening the annual enrollment window and rescinding eligibility for DACA recipients. In a March 10 news release, the agency ...

Illinois has awarded dual special needs contracts to Humana, Molina Healthcare, Centene's Meridian and Aetna. The Medicare-Medicaid contracts will go live on January 1, 2026, and run through December ...

The quality of Anthem, Humana and UnitedHealthcare's mobile applications stand out among Medicare industry peers, according to a February research report from Corporate Insight shared with Becker's.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Healthcare Program Enforcement Division has secured a $40 million settlement from Molina Healthcare under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. Molina ...

Humana CEO James Rechtin was paid $15.6 million in total compensation in 2024. The insurer disclosed executive compensation information in its annual proxy report published March 7. David Dintenfass, ...