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Premera Blue Cross will not offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2025. MVP Health Care and University of Vermont Health will no longer offer their joint Medicare Advantage plan in Vermont in 2025. Cigna ...

UnitedHealthcare is expanding its individual and family ACA marketplace plans to four new states and adding 119 new counties in 13 current states for 2025. The new states are Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska ...

New York state residents will see some of the largest premium increases on the ACA marketplace in 2025, according to an analysis from Peterson-KFF. In 2025, 324 insurers are offering ACA coverage ...

Insurers and employers face ongoing challenges in covering costly GLP-1 medications, with coverage rates varying significantly based on the individual's insurance plan and employer. Becker's has ...

The CEO of the nation's largest public health plan plans to keep advocating for Medicaid funding in retirement. John Baackes, currently CEO of L.A. Care, which serves 2.5 million members in Los ...

Over the last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 17 bills pertaining to the deployment and regulation of generative AI technology, including legislation that will require health insurers ...

Payers have faced state penalties in 2024 for slow reimbursements, improper claims denials, or the sale of unapproved products. 10 recent examples of payers fined or agreeing to settlements with ...

Three commercial plans received five-star ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The NCQA published its 2024 ratings of health plans Sept. 15. The rating evaluates plans on nearly ...

In 22 states and Washington, D.C., there will be fewer Medicare Advantage plans available in 2025 than in 2024, according to CMS data. In a Sept. 28 news release, CMS said Medicare Advantage premiums ...

Premera Blue Cross will no longer offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2025. The exit was driven by "changing market conditions and financial pressures," according to a Oct. 1 news release from Premera.