The Cigna Group will tie executive pay to customer satisfaction as part of an initiative to improve members' experiences. According to a Feb. 3 news release, the company will tie leaders' compensation ...

The Cigna Group will invest in making prior authorization faster and simpler in 2025, CEO David Cordani said. On a Jan. 30 call with investors, Mr. Cordani said the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO ...

Aetna, Blue Shield of California and Centene's Health Net have launched a shared, value-based payment model for reimbursing primary care physicians in California. The project, led by the California ...

From preliminary approvals to agreements with the federal government, these are five recent legal settlements involving UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries. 1. A Minnesota federal judge gave ...

Payers are trimming their workforces and cutting jobs due to financial or operational challenges, along with contract losses. Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations that were ...

Cigna's board of directors declared a $1.51 per share cash dividend to be paid March 20. This reflects an 8% increase from the 2024 quarterly cash dividend of $1.40 per share, according to Cigna's Jan ...

Independence Health Group CEO Gregory Deavens plans to retire at the end of 2025. The company is the parent of Independence Blue Cross. Blue Shield of California named Lois Quam as its next CEO. Ms.

Alabama has the highest average in-network denial rate for ACA insurers, while South Dakota has the lowest, according to KFF. KFF analyzed CMS data on claims denials and appeals for non-group ...

The number of prior authorization determinations issued by Medicare Advantage insurers continued to grow in 2023, according to a new report from KFF. The report, published Jan. 29, examines data from ...

The sale of Cigna's Medicare Advantage business to Health Care Service Corp. has been approved by all federal regulators, according to The Cigna Group CFO Brian Evanko. Mr. Evanko, who is also CEO of ...

Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit payers from requiring prior authorization for treatment or services ordered by a patient's primary care provider. The proposed ...

Though Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are more likely to have coverage of vision, dental and hearing services, they are not more likely to use these services than their peers in traditional Medicare ...