Health insurance

Roy Beveridge, MD, chief medical officer at Humana, contends that the insurer has made great strides in leveraging data to get ahead in value-based care.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reporting unauthorized access to consumer data in systems that support federal insurance exchanges.

Healthcare insurance giant plans to an integrated EHR for its 50 million fully benefited members leveraging Rally, its health and wellness platform.

Devoted Health, founded by Todd Park, Obama admin CTO, and Ed Park, late of Athena Health, features proprietary claims and automation tech for Medicare-type plans.

The consumerization of healthcare establishes an environment where shopping for insurance should be similar to an online retail experience.

Payers sign on to initiative designed to shorten the time between FDA approval and coverage decisions for medical devices.

The U.S. Department of Justice is on track to approve the acquisition of pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts by Cigna, as well as CVS Health Corp.’s takeover of Aetna.

Gina Papush is the health insurer's first-ever global chief data and analytics officer.

Studio H in Boston will be staffed by as many as 250 employees to develop new products and services.

Other Alphabet units including life-sciences arm Verily had previously invested in the digital health insurer,

Like all other insurers, health payers can reap the rewards of digital transformation and emerging technologies.

Companies reviving the model say that new technology and better customer service will help avoid the mistakes of the past.

The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare.

Action by CMS could drive up premiums, force companies to stop offering coverage to needy consumers.

The still-unnamed business will initially seek to develop ways to improve care for the more than 1 million individuals who get health insurance from the three firms.

Selection of Atul Gawande, MD, to lead the new healthcare firm will advance innovation and change, says AHIP’s Matt Eyles.

Atul Gawande, MD, who has written extensively about the U.S. failure to grapple with healthcare spending, will lead the new initiative.

Payers frequently tell providers that they don’t support certain HIPAA transactions, contends Robert Tennant.

Choice to lead combined health company will be revealed soon, says Warren Buffett.

Non-payment of certain subsidies, less enforcement of a rule requiring insurance and limited competition caused insurers to raise their premiums by about 34%.