The California legislative season drew to a close September 30th, with Governor Newsom signing several Senate and Assembly Bills that increase the benefits fully insured health plans in California must cover, focusing on maternal healthcare, preventive care, and AI protections.

The upcoming election results will have a significant impact on health care and employee benefit policies for at least the next four years.

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live on a “very strict” budget in central North Dakota. By the end of this year, she will have spent almost $6,000 for her ...

Cigna Group has reinitiated discussions with Humana regarding a potential merger, following the collapse of their discussions last year. According to a Bloomberg News report, which cited sources privy to the development, the talks are in the preliminary stages and no decisions have been made. In December last year, Cigna abandoned its plans to merge with Humana ...

Blue Shield of California and Salesforce are teaming up to simplify and streamline the prior authorization experience. The partners announced at HLTH on Monday that they would leverage Salesforce’s Health Cloud to make the process feel as simple as paying with a credit card. When a clinician needs to submit a prior auth request, the ...

Nearly 75% of workers surveyed do not believe they have enough information to make a confident decision in open enrollment.