In 2024, at least 19 top executives previously with UnitedHealth Group's Optum have announced their departures for new positions with companies across the country. Optum executive departures in 2023 ...

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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 ...

UPMC Health Plan named Mary Beth Jenkins president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Consortium Health Plans named Lori Schoonmaker as CEO. Molina Healthcare named Mark Margiotta as senior vice president of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare Advantage continues to grow fast, diversifying its membership of 33.8 million people, or about 55% of the total Medicare population, according to the Better Medicare Alliance's 2024 "State of ...

UnitedHealthcare and Humana are expected to collectively receive 50% of total Medicare Advantage star bonus payments in 2024, while Kaiser Permanente is expected to collect the highest average bonus ...