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Minnesota lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require health insurance coverage for the management and treatment of obesity, including GLP-1s. The bill would require state-regulated health ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Mexico lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require insurance coverage for medical cannabis to treat certain debilitating medical conditions. If passed, the bill would require ...

Most of the nation's largest health payers have a single CEO at the helm and operate under one name across many states. In contrast, Blue Cross and Blue Shield payers function as smaller, independent ...

The nation's largest payers have filed their fourth-quarter earnings reports, revealing which recorded the largest profits in 2024. 1. UnitedHealth Group: $14.4 billion Total net earnings in 2024 were ...

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 ...

At least six Blue Cross Blue Shield companies reported a financial loss in 2024, citing rising medical utilization and drug costs. BCBS Michigan reported an operating loss of $1.7 billion and an ...

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 ...

A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group to partially move forward, which alleges the company used an artificial intelligence algorithm to wrongfully deny Medicare Advantage ...