Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health’s St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have reached an agreement to keep facilities in network through 2027, according to ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will not accept any ACA plans in 2026, according to the hospital’s website. “Lurie Children’s is currently not contracted and out of network with ...

The 12 months since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot have been among the most turbulent in UnitedHealth Group’s history. The company has cycled through senior executives, disclosed ...

Aetna is bundling pharmacy prescriptions and medical procedures into a single clinical review, according to a Dec. 4 news release. Providers previously had to submit two prior authorizations, but, as ...

The Trump administration introduced plans to lower obesity drug costs for Medicaid and Medicare, but commercial insurance coverage of GLP-1s remains a concern. “There is some speculation that this ...

More than half of ACA marketplace enrollees would be likely to pick up extra work if healthcare costs increase by $1,000 per year, a Dec. 4 KFF analysis found. With enhanced tax credits set to expire ...

Seventy-seven percent of Americans who reviewed their health plan choices for 2026 “felt good” about their options, according to a Dec. 3 eHealth survey. The health insurance marketplace surveyed more ...

Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health has filed a new lawsuit against HHS and CMS, alleging the agencies failed to remedy harms caused by its improper termination from the MA program last year. The ...

Health insurance ranks as the top deciding factor as Americans consider a career move, according to a survey from Talker Research on behalf of Oscar Health. The survey, published Dec. 2, assessed ...

Access to GLP-1 medications for weight loss through ACA marketplace plans is shrinking, according to a new analysis from healthcare advisory group Leverage|Axiaci shared with Becker’s. The analysis ...

In healthcare, success has always depended on collaboration, but never more so than today. As the industry continues its transition from fee-for-service to value-based care (VBC), it’s become clear ...

At the Fall 2025 Becker’s Payer Issues Roundtable, industry leaders explored how clinical intelligence and digital transformation are redefining the payer-provider relationship. The session, titled ...