Lauren Berryman

UnitedHealthcare will ease prior authorization requirements for its Medicare Advantage plans, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Thursday.

Employers faced with rising cancer rates among working-age people and costly new treatments are adding specialized programs to their employee benefits in hopes of containing costs.

Elevance Health said Thursday it expects cost pressures on its Medicaid business to ease by midyear. You must be a subscriber to access this content.

UnitedHealth Group has tapped Tim Noel to be CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the company announced Thursday. You must be a subscriber to access this content.

A ransomware attack against Change Healthcare last year exposed data on a record-breaking 190 million people, parent company UnitedHealth Group reported Friday.

GuideWell, the parent company of health insurer Florida Blue, is laying off about 3% of its total workforce, a spokesperson for GuideWell said Monday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Health and Human Services Department, will answer questions from lawmakers today during a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Health and Human Services Department, will answer questions from lawmakers today during a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Cigna will tie executive compensation to customer satisfaction, the company announced Monday.

Moody's Ratings downgraded its assessment of the health insurance sector from "stable" to "negative" on Friday.