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A mobile app offered to individuals covered by Centene's Medicaid plan in Arizona improved medication adherence, and reduced healthcare visits and costs, according to a study published Oct. 21 in The ...

Aetna and Optum have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of improperly charging administrative fees as medical expenses. The lawsuit, initially filed in 2015, claimed ...

At least three major insurers are eliminating broker commissions for some Medicare Advantage plans. According to documents shared with Becker's, Elevance Health will eliminate commission payments ...

The country's largest payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios. Aetna reported a medical benefit ratio of 95.2% in the third quarter, driven by increased utilization, premium ...

Utah has the highest percentage of residents enrolled in commercial health plans (60%), New Mexico has the highest percentage enrolled in Medicaid (34%), and West Virginia has the highest percentage ...

South Dakota voters have approved a ballot measure that allows state officials to consider work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients, South Dakota Spotlight reported Nov. 6. The approval ...

The nation's largest payers have filed their third-quarter earnings reports, revealing which recorded the largest profits.

Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners has reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with UnitedHealthcare. In July, HealthPartners said its clinics and hospitals would no-longer be in network ...

Donald Trump's second term as president likely will have significant implications for healthcare, including the Medicare Advantage program, which provides health coverage to more than half of the ...

Medicare Advantage insurers' stocks rallied upon news of Donald Trump's impending return to the White House, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6. Analysts expect a second Trump administration to boost rates for ...

Utah had the highest percentage of residents covered under employer-sponsored health plans last year, according to an analysis from KFF. KFF used data from the Census Bureau's American Community ...