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For the third year in a row, Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill that would explore the feasibility of a statewide universal healthcare payment system. The proposal mandates the Colorado School of ...

KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company, named its "Best in KLAS" payer tools for 2025. For its annual rankings, KLAS Research compiled insights from workers at more than 6,000 ...

Payers have faced state penalties over the last year for slow reimbursements, improper claims denials, or the sale of unapproved products. Recent examples of payers fined or agreeing to settlements ...

Former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard has been named a board advisor to AI care company Sword Health. Sword said in a Feb. 6 news release that with Mr. Broussard's expertise, the company will "accelerate ...

A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been refiled in the state legislature, aiming to replace private insurers with a publicly funded program that guarantees ...

In 2024, health insurers made 482 updates to their public and members-only websites. Website changes appeared more often on the public site (58%) compared to the member site (42%), according to a ...

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, through its insurance arm Select Health, rebranded its pharmacy benefit manager to Scripius, a move that highlights the growing trend of health systems ...

In 2025, the Medicaid program is facing another period of uncertainty. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, launched under President Donald Trump, is ramping up its efforts to crack down ...

Elevance Health plans to acquire a stop-loss insurance subsidiary from Verily, a sister company of Google, the company confirmed in a statement to Becker's Feb. 7. Indianapolis-based Elevance plans to ...

Aetna, Blue Shield of California and Centene's Health Net have launched a shared, value-based payment model for reimbursing primary care physicians in California. The project, led by the California ...