Centene is the latest insurer challenging CMS' Medicare Advantage star ratings in court. In a lawsuit filed Oct. 22, Centene asked a federal judge to require CMS to recalculate its star rating without ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cigna and Humana have renewed talks of a potential merger, Bloomberg reported Oct. 18. The companies called off a planned merger in late 2023 after a disagreement over the price of the deal, according ...

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 ...

Elevance Health sold Miami-based Pasteur Medical Centers and Wellmax Medical Centers to Las Mercedes Medical Centers, which is also headquartered in Miami. Pasteur operates 11 medical clinics across ...

Elevance Health executives say financial challenges in its Medicaid business will be temporary. The company reported its third quarter earnings Oct. 17. The company cut its earnings outlook for 2024 ...

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 ...

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 ...

UnitedHealthcare and York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health remain at odds over a new contract as their current deal is set to expire Oct. 31, ABC affiliate WHTM reported Oct. 14. UnitedHealthcare is ...