A judge has dismissed Humana’s lawsuit challenging its Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a July 18 order, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning it could be ...

Blue Shield of California is conducting a second round of layoffs this year, with 138 more employees being laid off in September. The majority of the layoffs affect employees in Oakland and El Dorado, ...

A coalition of 21 Democratic-led states are suing HHS and CMS over new ACA rules they allege would impose significant barriers to receiving health coverage. The lawsuit, filed July 17 in the U.S.

Geisinger Health Plan is eliminating nearly 100 positions as part of a restructuring program aimed at stabilizing operations. “This decision, which only impacts GHP roles, was not made lightly,” a ...

CMS and the Department of Homeland Security have entered an agreement that will enable Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to access the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid ...

California’s insurance commissioner has issued a cease and desist order against Innovative Partners for illegally acting as an insurer in the state and offering health coverage without proper ...

AdventHealth’s Shawnee Mission Medical Center is suing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, alleging the insurer improperly withheld more than $2 million in payments by denying hundreds of valid ...

Oregon health officials are weighing a potential cap on commercial health insurance payments to hospitals in an effort to address rising costs, the Oregonian reported July 15. According to the report, ...

Independence Blue Cross has offered buyouts to some employees, the company said in a statement shared with Becker’s. The company did not say how many employees were given voluntary separation offers. ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has lost its legal challenge against CMS over how its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings were calculated. On July 9, the U.S. District Court for the District ...

Justice Department officials have questioned former UnitedHealth Group employees as part of an investigation into the company’s Medicare Advantage billing practices, The Wall Street Journal reported ...

A new Medicare Advantage brand is launching, and insurers are shaking up longstanding commission structures in the program. Here are seven Medicare Advantage updates Becker’s has reported since June ...