Basing Medicaid drug prices on what other wealthy countries pay could save 47 states and the District of Columbia a combined $8.6 billion — about 35% of net spending on the drugs studied — according ...

Hawaii has the highest share of employers that offer health insurance to their employees, while Wyoming has the lowest, according to state-level data published by AHIP in July.

Nebraska employers lead the nation in self-funded healthcare benefits, with 73% of the state’s employer-sponsored insurance structured under ERISA rather than purchased from an insurer, according to ...

Two senators are demanding records from the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers over their use of AI and prior authorization to deny post-acute care to seniors. The senators are seeking records ...

Elevance Health plans to exit additional Medicaid markets over the next 12 to 18 months where it doesn’t see a viable path forward, executives said July 15 during the company’s second-quarter earnings ...

Medica will no longer offer individual marketplace plans in Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma, effective January 1, 2027. The decision affects about 4,000 members in Iowa, 600 members in the Kansas City area ...

Some CEOs may come and go. But David Cordani, the outgoing CEO of The Cigna Group, has been with the company for around 35 years, becoming president in 2008 and CEO in 2009. Mr. Cordani departs his ...

Centene is offering a voluntary separation program to employees, the company confirmed to Becker’s June 15. “Centene is positioning the company to lead the future of healthcare — working to deliver a ...

The House Appropriations Committee moved forward with an amendment that would block funding for a CMS pilot that brings prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare. The lawmakers adopted ...

A federal judge in Georgia has ruled in favor of Clover Health in its lawsuit challenging its 2026 Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a May 27 opinion, U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood partially ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine have formed “a new, long-term contract,” according to a joint statement the organizations shared with Becker’s May 27. The ...

The average American covered by an employer health plan is projected to spend $8,460 on healthcare this year, up from $7,838 in 2025, according to Milliman’s 2026 Medical Index released May 20. The ...