UnitedHealthcare has reached a settlement to resolve three proposed class action lawsuits alleging that the insurer wrongfully denied coverage for a specialized cancer treatment that plaintiffs claim is more effective but significantly more expensive than traditional radiation therapy.

2025年1月2日 · The majority of health plan executives are focused on growth and have a favorable outlook for 2025, according to a Dec. 12 survey from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.. Between August and September 2024, Deloitte surveyed 40 C-suite executives from large health systems and 40 from health plans with revenues greater than $500 million to identify the top trends expected to affect ...

2025年1月31日 · Independence Health Group CEO Gregory Deavens plans to retire at the end of 2025. The company is the parent of Independence Blue Cross. Blue Shield of California named Lois Quam as its next CEO. Ms. Quam was previously the company's president. The nonprofit insurer restructured, creating Ascendiun ...

A Minnesota federal judge has given preliminary approval to UnitedHealth's agreement to pay $69 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company prioritized its business relationship with Wells Fargo over concerns that its 401(k) plan contained low-performing target-date funds.

2024年12月17日 · Payers partnered with Google, Instacart and other tech companies in 2024. Here are eight deals to note from this year: Molina Healthcare partnered with Instacart in Michigan to address food insecurity among expectant mothers. The partnership will provide 600 Molina members with Instacart+ memberships for 18 months and grocery stipends to improve healthy food access and reduce birth outcome ...

2024年12月18日 · It's been an unprecendented year for health plan CEOs, with new leadership at Humana, Aetna, Cigna Healthcare, Optum and multiple BCBS plans. 23 payer CEO moves in 2024:

2025年1月21日 · CMS proposed major reforms on Nov. 26 for the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for contract year 2026, including changes to prior authorization and weight loss drug coverage.

In 2024, health insurers made 482 updates to their public and members-only websites. Website changes appeared more often on the public site (58%) compared to the member site (42%), according to a report from Corporate Insight that examined the digital strategies of 21 health insurers and tracked all changes across 9 categories.

2024年11月22日 · Payer executives shifted their focus to population health and implemented new strategies in 2024. The five executives featured in this article are speaking at Becker's Spring Payer Issues Roundtable.The spring roundtable will take place April 28-29, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

2024年10月30日 · Payer executives are looking forward to investing in AI, improving equity and new care models in 2025. The 18 executives featured in this article are speaking at the upcoming Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable. The fall roundtable will take place Nov. 4 …