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The third quarter of 2023 was another mixed bag for major insurers as they continue to grapple with significant headwinds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite reports that merger talks were back on, Cigna officially squashed rumors that it was looking to acquire Humana in a statement on Monday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An exclusive special report scrutinizes legislative priorities ahead of the presidential election and the lobbying groups pushing for action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana updated its outlook for the year thanks to a third quarter in which it beat the Street on both earnings and revenue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A watchdog questions whether MA payers are either creating diagnoses out of thin air to inflate Medicare payments or are not providing adequate care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Longtime Humana CEO Bruce Broussard departed the company over the summer, and, now, he's made his next move. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cigna has brought merger talks with Humana back from the dead, according to a new report in Bloomberg. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A report from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, found that the country's biggest MA insurers use artificial intelligence to control costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UnitedHealth and Humana saw star ratings decrease, whereas insurtechs celebrated their scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UnitedHealth and Humana saw star ratings decrease, whereas insurtechs celebrated their scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana's stock took a tumble early on Wednesday after it revealed in a filing with the SEC that its MA star ratings had declined significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our ongoing monthly roundup for September. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the calendar turns to October, the health insurance industry is gearing up for Medicare's annual enrollment period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Biden administration is pressing Humana and CVS to refund millions in Medicare Advantage overpayments, according to newly released OIG audits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health plans are set to rake in $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments, according to a new analysis from KFF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our ongoing monthly roundup for September. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our ongoing monthly roundup for September. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alignment Healthcare downplayed recent concerns surrounding star ratings cut points and stressed sizable long-term membership growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana has made significant strides in growing its senior-focused primary care business, and a new study highlights where it's seeing success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana has made significant strides in growing its senior-focused primary care business, and a new study highlights where it's seeing success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a False Claims Act case related to its Medicare Part D contracts, attorneys for the whistleblower said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prior authorization denials in Medicare Advantage jumped between 2021 and 2022, according to a new analysis from KFF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Medicare Advantage and Medicaid woes continued to plague some major payers in the second quarter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wealthy Democratic donors, seemingly reinvigorated by the new-look presidential race, are publicly expressing contempt for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, one of the nation's key an [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our ongoing monthly roundup for June. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana inked a new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its cloud infrastructure and build out generative AI solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana's CenterWell is planning to open 23 clinics at Walmart locations in four states, the company announced Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana has made a minority investment in Healthpilot, an AI-enabled platform that makes it easier for people to search for and enroll in Medicare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health plans are working together to solve issues in provider data management. One company helped bring these payers together before AHIP this year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NYC Health appoints inaugural decarbonization officer, Uber health exec moves to VC [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NYC Health appoints inaugural decarbonization officer, Uber health exec moves to VC [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa CEO Andrew Parker says the company has rolled out new programs to help health plans meet SDOH goals and improve Star ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The CEOs of the six major national insurers earned a combined $122,970,614 in total compensation in 2023, according to annual proxy filings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than 18 million veterans live in the U.S., making up about 7% of the adult population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana, a health insurance company, has filed a trademark application for "GO 365." The application states that the trademark relates to various goods and services, including incentive award programs for physical exercise, entertainment services promoting healthy choices, computer application software for health care information management, and wellness programs. The trademark application claims the colors green and white as features of the mark. The owner of the application is Kenneth Todd Veirs, and the application was made available to the public on April 12, 2024. [Extracted from the article]

It's been a bit of a weird start to the year for the insurance industry amid ongoing headwinds in Medicare Advantage and a massive cyberattack. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Advocate Health sells off aging-in-place tech business MobileHelp, Novant Health's regulatory roadblocks and more M&A news from April. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Allegiance Health Management is the latest provider organization to come out against MultiPlan's out-of-network claim repricing business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Insurers Humana, Centene and Elevance Health were selected as the three statewide Medicaid contract awardees in Florida on April 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Medicare Advantage plans will need to adjust to new star ratings requirements, industry watchers warned following a final rule on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new collaboration between Humana and digital health company DUOS will match Louisiana-based MA members to resources that treat chronic conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this week's episode of "Podnosis," you'll hear from two journalists from the Fierce Healthcare team: Paige Minemyer, senior editor of Fierce Health Payer, and Dave Muoio, a staff writer for Fier [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our weekly roundup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Both Humana and Elevance Health said the Change Healthcare cyberattack is affecting its claims data from providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keep up with some of the latest headlines in the payer space with our weekly roundup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Medicare Advantage growth has broadly slowed, but the biggest players in this space continue to claim the lion's share of this expansion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Humana, a health insurance company, has filed a trademark application for "WEL AT HUMANA." The application includes goods and services related to fitness classes, exercise equipment, health club services, education services on nutrition and exercise, personal fitness training, and group fitness training. It also includes providing information on health, wellness, and nutrition through a website and offering wellness services and personal assessments. Additionally, the application includes the sale of empty water bottles. The owner of the trademark application is Kenneth Todd Veirs, representing Humana. [Extracted from the article]

Humana tapped Veda to improve the accuracy of its provider information and ensure that seniors have real-time details about in-network providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After HHS was ordered to revise a five-year 340B pay cut, Baptist Health said that Humana is also on the hook to amend its past payment rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An "overwhelming" 88% of respondents reporting healthcare discrimination in a new screening initiative were Black, according to a new Humana study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]