The New Mexico Human Services Department has named Dana Flannery director of the state's Medicaid program. 

Diane Holder, president and CEO of UPMC Health Plan, will retire at the end of 2024. 

Humana says new technology will help it maintain more accurate provider directories. 

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $1.88 per-share cash dividend to be paid on March 19. 

Maryland legislators are considering a bill that would allow people to purchase insurance on Maryland's health insurance exchange, regardless of their immigration status. 

Recent research on Medicare Advantage has uncovered differences in the types of care and experiences Medicare Advantage enrollees report when compared to their peers in fee-for-service. 

New Hampshire officials are planning to leverage fines against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for issues with mail-order prescriptions. 

Five insurance leaders have been named among the world's 200 most influential CEOs in 2024 by CEO World's annual ranking published in January.

CVS Health is providing an additional $35 million for affordable housing developments in Hawaii. 

UnitedHealthcare and Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health are continuing to negotiate on a new contract but remain at odds as an April 1 split date looms, Fox affiliate WGHP reported Feb. 22. 

CMS is proposing raising prices and tightening access to Medicare and Medicaid claims data, changes academics fear could hinder health policy research, ProPublica reported Feb. 22. 

Medicare Advantage enrollees are more likely to report delays in care than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, according to a survey from the Commonwealth Fund. 

UnitedHealthcare and Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network reached a new contract just days before its current deal was set to expire, VTDigger reported Feb. 21. 

Where an employee lives and the social risk factors they face affects overall health outcomes — employers should be incorporating SDOH data when designing health benefits to improve employee outcomes, productivity and associated costs, according to a white paper published Feb. 21 by UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council. 

California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but it still faces long odds of becoming a reality, the Los Angeles Times reported Feb. 21. 

Independence Blue Cross has promoted Peishan Ang to vice president of corporate strategy. 

From Georgia suing the Biden administration to extend the state's partially expanded program to a Florida group launching a ballot initiative, here are four state Medicaid expansion updates Becker's has reported since Feb. 2: 

Cambia Health Solutions has promoted Stephen Foxley to vice president of state affairs. 

Community Healthcare System is dropping two Medicare Advantage plans, citing unreasonable denials and delayed payments, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Feb. 20. 

Dental benefits administrator Liberty Dental Plan has named longtime UnitedHealth Group executive Tom Choate president and CEO.