Ohio lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would offer a tax credit to small businesses that provide employees with individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, or ICHRAs. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts reported a $400 million operating loss in 2024, driven by spending on GLP-1 medications and other rising medical costs. 

Elevance Health and Centene saw their Medicaid memberships decline by more than 20% through the redeterminations process. 

The New Hampshire Insurance Department has issued an order requiring Aetna to prove why it should not be fined or have its operating license suspended in the state. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan had more than 750,000 members across its Medicare Advantage plans in 2025, according to CMS data published Feb. 25. 

Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 6: 

Aetna, Blue Shield of California, and Centene's Health Net are teaming up on a new, shared payment model for primary care physicians in California. 

More health systems are choosing to scale back their insurance operations or get out of the business entirely. 

UnitedHealthcare added more than 400,000 Medicare Advantage members during the annual open enrollment period, according to data CMS published Feb. 25.  

SCAN Group will launch a new member portal and app before the end of summer, aiming to tackle key member pain points through personalization, improved care access, and self-service tools.

Champaign, Ill.-based Health Alliance and Southern Pines, N.C.-based FirstCarolinaCare will no longer offer any insurance plans past 2025, with the exception of Medicare Advantage.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on price transparency requirements for hospitals and insurers. 

Centene has appointed Kenneth Tanji to its board of directors, expanding the size of its board to 12. 

Centene is working to keep its youngest members out of the emergency room and set on a course for better lifelong health through a new, simple benefit: early allergen introduction.

In 2019, Medicare spent roughly $7.7 billion on 10 common diabetes drugs, including GLP-1 medications. By 2023, that amount reached $35.8 billion, marking a 364% increase, according to a new report from HHS' Office of Inspector General. 

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $2.10 per-share cash dividend to be paid on March 18. 

Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with contract losses. 

Bon Secours Mercy Health and Cigna Healthcare will be out of network across eight Virginia hospitals on April 1.

Few buzzwords are as popular in healthcare as "value-based care." But understanding of the term is often superficial, according to Alex Ding, MD, enterprise deputy chief medical officer at Humana. 

Almost 11 million people would become uninsured if Medicaid expansion states can’t fulfill spending obligations left by potential federal Medicaid cuts, according to a Feb. 24 analysis from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.