Independence Blue Cross has offered buyouts to some employees, the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s. The company did not say how many employees were given voluntary separation offers. ...

A new Medicare Advantage brand is launching, and insurers are shaking up longstanding commission structures in the program. Here are seven Medicare Advantage updates Becker’s has reported since June ...

In five large counties, payers own more than one-third of the primary care market, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs Scholar found. Payers, including Optum, Aetna, ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has lost its legal challenge against CMS over how its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings were calculated. On July 9, the U.S. District Court for the District ...

A silver-level insurance plan costs nearly 20% of the median monthly household income in Vermont, according to WalletHub. The personal finance company published a ranking of states spending the most ...

A virtual diabetes management program offered by UnitedHealthcare has shown measurable changes in members’ behavior, and for some employers, a return on investment. The Level2 program, originally ...

Elevance Health and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association are suing LifeX Research Corporation, accusing the Georgia-based company of fraudulently using the insurers’ trademarks to sell fake health ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...