Health insurance

At UnitedHealth Group, artificial intelligence reads aloud summaries of medical charts as nurses drive to patients' homes. It listens to millions of customer calls to find the causes of complaints. One trial even has AI agents calling doctors' offices to schedule appointments for patients.

Centene Corp. will offer buyouts to most employees to cut expenses after membership in its health insurance plans dropped substantially over the last year, according to a company spokesperson.

AI is evolving from an attractive innovation into something much closer to an operational necessity.

Rings, smartwatches and other such tools are viewed as credible biometric monitors, capturing information about respiratory rates, blood oxygen levels, sleep duration and more.

Cigna Group will stop offering health plans in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces at the end of this year, executives said, an exit that could pose a fresh challenge for the Obamacare customers who have seen premiums rise sharply.

Gina Downs does the blocking and tackling for retired athletes and their families when it comes to accessing medical and behavioral healthcare.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. is testing a new system to streamline how medical claims are processed.

Eight major health care giants saved billions in taxes thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, while increasing costs, denying care and cutting staff.

The state will charge active employees higher salary-based health plan premiums to avoid a near-term $1.3 billion deficit.

The chief executive officer of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate acquired 5 million shares in UnitedHealth, granting Berkshire a stake worth $1.6 billion, according to a filing Thursday.

A 65-year-old retiring in 2025 can expect to spend $172,500 on health care expenses throughout retirement, according to Fidelity.

One of the most significant transformations in 2025 will be the effort to digitize disconnected care journeys that fall outside of the digital health operating system.

The top three life and health insurtechs had an average equity deal round amount of more than $148 million in the third quarter of last year.

Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning in what authorities described as a targeted attack, igniting a manhunt across the city for the gunman.

Digital Insurance reached out to insurance professionals for comments related to trends in workers' compensation insurance.

Zurich Insurance Group AG is looking to buy companies to further boost its growing retail health, travel and wellbeing business.

As Donald Trump prepares for his second term, campaign promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare go up against rising healthcare costs.

Healthcare benefit costs will increase by 5.8% per employee, but that doesn't mean companies are powerless to do better by their workers.

New operational efficiencies will drive time and cost savings that can be passed onto customers.

Analysis of community health and social influences reveals impact on workforce health, productivity and cost efficiency.