Wall Street analysts say a potential Cigna-Humana merger depends on the results of the presidential election, Bloomberg reported Oct. 21. Scott Fidel, an analyst with Stephens, wrote that the merger ...

Define Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-state health tech companies, has named former Humana president and CEO Bruce Broussard as venture partner. Mr. Broussard will partner closely ...

1. The BCBS Association, along with the 33 independent BCBS companies, agreed to pay $2.8 billion to settle antitrust claims from healthcare providers, and make major internal process reforms, marking ...

Elevance Health is laying off 123 employees across California, according to regulatory documents filed with the state Oct. 14. Elevance will lay off 59 employees at Anthem Blue Cross in Woodland Hills ...

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Children's ...

Blue Shield of California is partnering with Salesforce on a new platform solution that aims to make prior authorization simpler and faster. The platform will be built on Salesforce Health Cloud, and ...

UnitedHealth, Humana and Florida Blue saw the largest declines in average star ratings out of the 15 largest Medicare Advantage insurers by membership, according to an analysis from Chartis. The ...

The Medicare annual enrollment period has begun, marked by significant changes in the Medicare Advantage market. 1. Medicare annual enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7., when beneficiaries can ...

Four insurers have been named the best Medicare Advantage carriers for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News used CMS star ratings data and more than 30 quality measures from the agency to ...

Changes from the Inflation Reduction Act are one factor driving up medical costs for UnitedHealth Group. The company reported its third-quarter earnings Oct. 15. UnitedHealth predicted its 2024 ...

Four insurers have been named the best Medicare Part D carriers for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News consulted with Medicare experts to determine the important factors for those enrolling ...

Elevance Health's health services arm, Carelon, intends to purchase Nashville-based CareBridge, a value-based home and community-based care provider for patients with chronic and complex needs. In an ...