Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. California hospitals sue Anthem Blue Cross over discharge delays

    Rylee Wilson -
    The California Hospital Association is alleging Anthem Blue Cross of California violated the state's patient safety laws by failing to facilitate members' transfer to post-acute care. 

  2. Payers ranked by CEO-to-worker pay ratios

    Jakob Emerson -
    Health insurance leaders were paid up to 392 times more than their respective median employee in 2023, according to recently filed proxy statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  3. BCBS Minnesota names Optum's chief technology officer as CIO

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    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has named Melissa Flicek as Chief Information Officer. 

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  1. 6 top execs that have recently left Optum

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    In 2024, at least six top executives previously with UnitedHealth Group's Optum have announced their departures for new positions with companies across the country. 

  2. Highest-paid payer CEOs in 2023

    Rylee Wilson -
    UnitedHealth Group CEO was the highest paid out of major payer CEOs in 2023. 

  3. UnitedHealth Group's 5 highest-earning executives in 2023

    Rylee Wilson -
    UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was paid $23.5 million in total compensation in 2023. 

  4. Elevance Health launches specialty pharmacy navigator

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    CarelonRx will launch SpecialtyRx Savings Navigator, designed to help employers manage specialty drug spending. 

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  1. California's ACA marketplace, Google partner on AI-powered enrollment

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    California’s ACA marketplace, Covered California, is partnering with Google to automate parts of the coverage enrollment process using artificial intelligence.

  2. Analysts not ruling out Cigna, Humana merger

    Rylee Wilson -
    A merger between Humana and Cigna could still be in the cards according to one analyst, Bloomberg reported April 22. 

  3. UnitedHealth Group in the headlines: 12 updates

    Andrew Cass -
    From a hearing date set for CEO Andrew Witty's testimony before a congressional panel, to the release of its first earnings report since the Change Healthcare cyberattack, here are 12 updates on UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has reported since April 3. 

  4. Health insurance executive moves | 2024

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    Payer executive moves reported by Becker's in 2024:

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  1. Broker caps a step toward level playing field for Medicare Advantage

    Rylee Wilson -
    New rules implemented by CMS will create a level playing field for community health plans in Medicare Advantage, Ceci Connolly, CEO of Alliance of Community Health Plans, said. 

  2. UnitedHealth CEO to testify before House subcommittee May 1

    Andrew Cass -
    UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will testify May 1 before a U.S. House subcommittee about the cyberattack on the company's Change Healthcare subsidiary. 

  3. Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 5 recent updates

    Rylee Wilson -
    CMS has published its final rates and rules for Medicare Advantage in 2025. Payers say the new rate payments are putting more pressure on already strained margins. 

  4. 2 payers among LinkedIn's best workplaces in 2024

    Rylee Wilson -
    UnitedHealth Group and Elevance Health notched spots on LinkedIn's top 50 workplaces for 2024. 

  5. Feds to investigate integrated Part D plans, PBMs

    Rylee Wilson -
    HHS' Office of Inspector General will investigate the impact of vertically integrated Medicare Part D plans and pharmacy benefit managers on drug prices. 

  6. 8 payers to challenge new Florida Medicaid contracts 

    Jakob Emerson -
    Eight managed care organizations have filed notices of intent to challenge Florida's recent Medicaid contract awards, which provide health coverage to more than 3.4 million people, per Florida Politics.

  7. Humana sets quarterly dividend

    Andrew Cass -
    Humana's board of directors authorized a $0.885 per-share cash dividend to be paid on July 26. 

  8. Feds launch portal for reporting anticompetitive healthcare deals

    Jakob Emerson -
    The Biden administration has launched an online portal for reporting "potentially unfair and anticompetitive" healthcare practices to the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and the FTC.

  9. Texas Medicaid shake-up could force 1.8 million to switch plans

    Rylee Wilson -
    A major shake-up in Texas's Medicaid contract awards could threaten the existence of some hospital-owned plans, The Texas Tribune reported April 18. 

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