Payments from the $2.67 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement began rolling out May 11, more than a decade after the original lawsuit was filed. Six things to know: 1. The lawsuits ...

UnitedHealth Group is monitoring some Optum staff’s AI use, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The company is checking whether services division workers query tools such as ChatGPT and ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been awarded a contract to participate in Wisconsin’s Family Care program, a managed Medicaid long-term services and supports program. Anthem is the first ...

In 2022, UnitedHealthcare’s total cost of care — based on commercial large group PPO health plan claim costs — was 13.9% lower than the MarketScan benchmark, according to a March Milliman report ...

CMS has finalized a broad set of changes to the ACA marketplace that will affect how insurers design plans, how eligibility is verified, and who qualifies for federal subsidies. The final rule, ...

Two manufacturers filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas over alleged prescription drug rebate fraud, according to an April complaint. Texas State Rep. James Frank, a Republican, ...

Elevance Health posted a $1.76 billion profit in the first quarter of 2026, down 19.4% year over year. The company raised full-year guidance to diluted and adjusted diluted earnings per share to be at ...

Cigna Healthcare offers the best digital experience to commercial members, while UPMC Health Plan provides the best experience to Medicare Advantage enrollees, according to JD Power’s 2026 U.S.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association submitted a wide-ranging letter to CMS on March 30 in response to the agency’s information request on its Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious ...

HHS and CMS have launched a healthcare advisory committee to help strengthen and modernize U.S. healthcare. The committee, which comprises 18 members, will advise both HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Anthem Blue Cross of California is bringing its controversial out-of-network penalty policy to California on June 1, a move that has already drawn legislative backlash in the insurer’s home state of ...

Following the annual enrollment period for 2026, 56.1 million people — up from 54.6 million in 2025 — are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which includes standalone prescription drug plans and Medicare ...