Mansur Shaheen

July 8, 2026 Centene is set to stop covering the Medicaid expansion population in Arkansas, local news reports. Unlock this article with your email

July 23, 2026 Welcome to Health Payer Specialist's weekly recap of our biggest stories across the industry. Unlock this article with your email

Payers lost a vast majority of independent dispute resolution cases last year, according to a Health Payer Specialist analysis of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data.

July 28, 2026 Centene is raking in more premium revenue despite an overall drop in membership, making good on promises from management last

July 28, 2026 Centene 's shares fell as much as 11% early today, despite reporting positive results in all three of its core lines of business on a positive Q2 earnings call.

July 29, 2026 Humana plans to exit some markets next year as part of its multiyear effort to get the business back on track.

July 30, 2026 Welcome to Health Payer Specialist's weekly recap of our biggest stories across the industry. Unlock this article with your email

August 10, 2026 Alignment Health has laid out plans to purchase smaller health plans across the country, and has secured a $200 million credit line to carry out the deals.

August 10, 2026 UnitedHealth Group purchased Alegeus Technologies for $3 billion, the company disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

August 7, 2026 Payers spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the first half of 2026 on severance and other enterprise changes, as artificial intelligence plays a larger role in operations across major firms.