New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill ensuring one rescue inhaler and one maintenance inhaler would be available to patients on state-regulated health plans, free of charge, according to a Nov. 24 ...

UnitedHealthcare has filed a lawsuit against the director of the Idaho Department of Insurance, arguing that the state’s recent efforts to regulate Medicare Advantage plan marketing and broker ...

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Albany (N.Y.) ...

In 2025, health plans put emerging tech to use, but also had to discover and utilize workarounds for government regulations from the current administration. For many payers, navigating the past year ...

ACA enhanced tax credits may best be described as a “will they or won’t they” — will Congress extend them past the end of the year, or are they on track to expire? While an extension could happen, the ...

Humana is not letting go of its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings case. In the wake of the dismissal of Humana’s lawsuit with prejudice in October, the insurer announced plans to appeal to the 5th ...

America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade association, published a report on the use of long-term care insurance across the country. For its “Long-Term Care Insurance Coverage: State-to-State 2025” ...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services launched home-visit coverage for pregnant and parenting Medicaid enrollees, effective Nov. 21. Under the initiative, the state covers some ...

UnitedHealth Group has purchased a four-story, 79,000 square foot medical office building in Henderson, Nevada. The $46.1 million building houses Optum Nevada’s new Cactus Healthcare Center and marks ...

Arkansas will see the largest percentage increase in average ACA benchmark premiums between 2025 and 2026, while Alaska is the only state where the average benchmark premium will decline, according to ...

“Affiliation” is a buzzword in insurer partnerships. It may seem ambiguous, but this is a standard term for nonprofit M&A-type activity. A CareSource spokesperson told Becker’s that the nonprofit does ...

Aetna launched a neurodiversity navigation program for select employer-sponsored commercial plans, amid rising demand from employers for inclusive behavioral benefits, with services set to begin Jan.