On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes major changes for employee benefits. Six notes: 1. Starting January 1, individuals enrolled in bronze and ...

Last week, a coalition of more than 50 major health insurers signed a pledge at a Washington, D.C. summit to “simplify” prior authorization. Led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for ...

The affordability of employer-sponsored health insurance varies significantly by household income, according to a report from the Peterson-KFF Health System tracker. Average employer-sponsored ...

The affordability of employer-sponsored health insurance varies significantly by household income, according to a report from the Peterson-KFF Health System tracker. Average employer-sponsored ...

Federal lawmakers have introduced a handful of bills aimed at speeding up prior authorization and cracking down on upcoding in Medicare Advantage. None of the introduced bills have been heard in ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed a key provision from the state’s budget plan that would have required coverage of weight loss medications for state employees and their dependents for the ...

UnitedHealth Group will require some hybrid employees in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. to be in office four days per week starting July 7, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported. It is ...

Health insurers are lagging behind on serving members and winning over new customers, according to a report from Forrester. The research firm scored insurers on brand experience index, which measures ...

UnitedHealth Group is advising its shareholders to reject a “mini-tender” offer. In a June 23 news release, the company said shareholders who sell their shares in the offer will receive a below-market ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to bill Medicare Advantage plans for care provided to members, the Wall Street Journal ...

CMS will raise limits for payments to Medicare Advantage brokers for 2026. According to a notice from CMS published June 18, plans can pay brokers up to $694 for new enrollments in MA plans, and $347 ...

UnitedHealth chairman, executives sold stock before probe became public: Bloomberg Bloomberg reported April 11 that UnitedHealth Group's chairman and three of the company's executives made a combined ...