Mass General Brigham Health Plan has been growing its womens' health portfolio over the past year, adding programs to support pregnancy, child care and menopause. The latest benefit the insurer is ...

A Texas state judge handed a victory to system-owned health plans that missed out on Texas' Medicaid contract awards, The Dallas Morning News reported Oct. 4. District Judge Laurie Eiserloh issued a ...

Fewer Medicare Advantage plans received ratings below 3-stars for 2025 compared to 2024. CMS published star rating data for 2025 on Oct. 10. In 2024, 50 plans received ratings below 3-stars. Star ...

Blue Shield of California will lay off 61 employees, according to WARN notices filed Oct. 2. The layoffs will affect employees in several locations, including Oakland and Palmdale, Calif. "As a ...

Just seven Medicare Advantage plans earned a 5-star rating from CMS for 2025. In 2024, 38 plans earned the top rating from CMS. The average star rating declined to 3.92 for 2025, down from 4.07 in ...

Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government an estimated $35 billion over nine years, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. The report ...

Average Medicare Advantage star ratings declined for the third year in a row, according to CMS data published Oct. 10. The average Medicare Advantage star rating for 2025 is 3.92, down from 4.07 in ...

The average annual premiums for employer-sponsored insurance for families increased by 7% in 2024, according to KFF's annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. KFF published its annual survey Oct. 9.

The CEO of the nation's largest public health plan plans to keep advocating for Medicaid funding in retirement. John Baackes, currently CEO of L.A. Care, which serves 2.5 million members in Los ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR reported Oct. 8. Ms. Harris explained the details of her proposal on daytime talk show The View, campaign ...

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System is terminating its contract with UnitedHealthcare. In an Oct. 10 news release, the system said it issued a notice of termination to the insurer. The split ...

UnitedHealthcare is expanding its individual and family ACA marketplace plans to four new states and adding 119 new counties in 13 current states for 2025. The new states are Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska ...