KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company, named its "Best in KLAS" payer tools for 2025. For its annual rankings, KLAS Research compiled insights from workers at more than 6,000 ...

A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been refiled in the state legislature, aiming to replace private insurers with a publicly funded program that guarantees ...

In 2024, health insurers made 482 updates to their public and members-only websites. Website changes appeared more often on the public site (58%) compared to the member site (42%), according to a ...

Elevance Health plans to acquire a stop-loss insurance subsidiary from Verily, a sister company of Google, the company confirmed in a statement to Becker's Feb. 7. Indianapolis-based Elevance plans to ...

In 2025, the Medicaid program is facing another period of uncertainty. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, launched under President Donald Trump, is ramping up its efforts to crack down ...

Former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard has been named a board advisor to AI care company Sword Health. Sword said in a Feb. 6 news release that with Mr. Broussard's expertise, the company will "accelerate ...

A pair of federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to require some Medicaid recipients to work to receive benefits. Republican Sens. John Kennedy and Eric Schmitt of Louisiana and Missouri, ...

Aetna, Blue Shield of California and Centene's Health Net have launched a shared, value-based payment model for reimbursing primary care physicians in California. The project, led by the California ...

Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System and Capital District Physicians' Health Plan reached a new two-year contract agreement and ended a dispute over alleged underpayments. In August, CDPHP notified the ...

Molina Healthcare has closed the acquisition of ConnectiCare, a subsidiary of New York City-based EmblemHealth. The transaction closed Feb. 1, according to a Feb. 3 news release from Molina Healthcare ...

Alabama has the highest average in-network denial rate for ACA insurers, while South Dakota has the lowest, according to KFF. KFF analyzed CMS data on claims denials and appeals for non-group ...

Centene lost nearly 1.5 million Medicaid members in 2024, but posted 12% enrollment growth in its marketplace segment, according to the company's fourth quarter earnings report published Feb. 4 Total ...