UnitedHealth Group posted nearly $5.5 billion in profit for the second quarter of 2026, up sharply from the same period last year. The company released second-quarter earnings July 16, raising its ...

The July 9 list was created in partnership with Statista to evaluate and rank U.S. companies on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency. The top 1,000 companies ...

Two more Medicare Advantage insurers are suing CMS over their 2026 star ratings, arguing the agency did not go far enough when it adjusted the ratings following a major court loss to Clover Health ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hospitals under Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health — a collaboration between East Carolina University and Vidant Health — will remain in network for some UnitedHealthcare plans through Aug. 6, the ...

The Blue Cross Blue Shield system is made up of more than 30 independent and locally operated companies. While they share branding and licensing through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, some ...

A former senior executive with Alignment Healthcare is suing the Medicare Advantage insurer, alleging he was pushed out of the company after reporting that it misclassified millions of dollars to ...

UnitedHealth Group received the largest total Medicare Advantage bonus payments in 2026, pulling in $3.9 billion as total program spending reached $13.4 billion across all MA plans, according to a KFF ...

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 ...

Federal prosecutors and auditors are targeting Medicaid behavioral health fraud on multiple fronts, with billions in alleged false claims under scrutiny nationally and two states alone facing audit ...

CMS is proposing to create a new payment pathway for algorithm-driven diagnostic software, including AI tools, as part of its 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgery ...