Fewer Medicare Advantage insurers will offer remote access technologies and over-the-counter benefits in 2025 than in 2024, according to an analysis from KFF. In a report published Nov. 15, the health ...

Private health insurance markets grew more concentrated over the past decade, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office Nov. 14. The GAO defines markets as concentrated ...

In recent years, healthcare executives and providers have faced growing expectations to address health inequities that affect diverse populations across the country. But what does health equity truly ...

UnitedHealth Group's Optum has launched a website to defend its proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of home health company Amedisys that the Justice Department is seeking to block. The Justice ...

The percentage of healthcare risk dollars in two-sided risk arrangements grew across all types of health plans in 2023, according to the Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network's annual report.

From announcing plans to buy CareBridge to suing CMS over its Medicare Advantage star ratings, here are 10 updates on Elevance Health that Becker's has reported since Oct. 17: 1. Elevance Health is ...

Payer executives expressed confidence in the continuation of enhanced subsidies in some form past 2025. Enhanced subsidies, which help individuals with incomes up to 400% above the federal poverty ...

CMS will give less weight to call center metrics in future Medicare Advantage star ratings, according to a top CMS official. Speaking at the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit on Nov. 13, Meena ...

The U.S. Justice Department is suing UnitedHealth Group and home health company Amedisys over the companies' planned $3.3 billion merger. The lawsuit was filed in a Maryland federal court Nov. 12 and ...

California has the highest number of individuals with Medicare Part D coverage, while Washington, D.C. has the lowest amount, according to KFF. The 2024 data from CMS includes standalone Part D and MA ...

Michigan has canceled contracts with nine health plans to manage the state's Medicaid program for individuals dually-eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. No reason for the cancellation was given in a ...

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $2.10 per-share cash dividend to be paid on Dec. 17. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of the close of business Dec. 9, ...