A mobile app offered to individuals covered by Centene's Medicaid plan in Arizona improved medication adherence, and reduced healthcare visits and costs, according to a study published Oct. 21 in The ...

Aetna and Optum have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of improperly charging administrative fees as medical expenses. The lawsuit, initially filed in 2015, claimed ...

The country's largest payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios. Aetna reported a medical benefit ratio of 95.2% in the third quarter, driven by increased utilization, premium ...

Utah has the highest percentage of residents enrolled in commercial health plans (60%), New Mexico has the highest percentage enrolled in Medicaid (34%), and West Virginia has the highest percentage ...

South Dakota voters have approved a ballot measure that allows state officials to consider work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients, South Dakota Spotlight reported Nov. 6. The approval ...

CVS Health's new CEO is prepared to make "hard choices" to turn around Aetna's performance. On a Nov. 6 earnings call, transcribed by Seeking Alpha, CVS CEO David Joyner said benefit design and price ...