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As people’s health needs become more complicated, they’re looking for more support from those who help them stay healthy. What they want most is a trusted partner to guide them through the ...
Humana is offering a voluntary early retirement option to some of its employees. The buyout offer will be available for certain parts of the company and for employees who meet specific eligibility ...
UnitedHealth Group is complying with criminal and civil investigations into its Medicare Advantage business, the company said in a July 24 regulatory filing. The disclosure comes after The Wall Street ...
Payer leaders need a flexible mindset, data know-how and big-picture thinking to succeed in 2025, according to more than a dozen executives. Becker’s reached out to 17 executives to learn what ...
Aligning wound patient needs with the appropriate level of care can have a significant impact on patients, hospitals, and payors. In one recent case study, two hospitals reduced wound patients’ ...
Attorneys representing Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, have accused the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office of improperly obtaining over ...
A judge has dismissed Humana’s lawsuit challenging its Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a July 18 order, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning it could be ...
Blue Shield of California is conducting a second round of layoffs this year, with 138 more employees being laid off in September. The majority of the layoffs affect employees in Oakland and El Dorado, ...
California’s insurance commissioner has issued a cease and desist order against Innovative Partners for illegally acting as an insurer in the state and offering health coverage without proper ...
AdventHealth’s Shawnee Mission Medical Center is suing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, alleging the insurer improperly withheld more than $2 million in payments by denying hundreds of valid ...
Independence Blue Cross has offered buyouts to some employees, the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s. The company did not say how many employees were given voluntary separation offers. ...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has lost its legal challenge against CMS over how its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings were calculated. On July 9, the U.S. District Court for the District ...