Insurance

Business Bob Herman and Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: The biggest health care deals of 2023

First Opinion Jeffrey Millstein

It’s time to rethink the Medicare annual wellness visit

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Hot antitrust environment hangs over called-off merger between Cigna and Humana

Insurance Tara Bannow

Sen. Warren pushes for more data on Medicare Advantage coverage hurdles, denials

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group board chair, sells nearly $113 million in stock

First Opinion Jeremy L. Shane

STAT Plus: A bold approach to pay for weight loss drugs for everyone who needs them

Insurance Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: CVS’s new drug payment plan won’t lower patients’ prices, experts warn

Insurance Bob Herman, Tara Bannow, and Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Cigna, Humana in talks to merge into health insurance giant, per report

First Opinion Dawn Alley

I worked for CMS. Even I struggle to help family navigate dual eligibility

First Opinion Podcast Torie Bosch

Listen: The true costs of mediocre insurance plans for medical students

A STAT Investigation Casey Ross and Bob Herman

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth pushed employees to follow an algorithm to cut off Medicare patients’ rehab care

Insurance Brittany Trang and Elaine Chen

AMA urges coverage of obesity treatments as payers balk at costs

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Democrats push government to police algorithms in Medicare Advantage

First Opinion Wendy Netter Epstein and Christopher T. Robertson

The best way to convince healthy people to get insurance is not ‘because it’s in your financial interest’

Exclusive Bob Herman and Casey Ross

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth discontinues a controversial brand amid scrutiny of algorithmic care denials

First Opinion Jason Bush

A better way for doctors and health plans to manage genetic tests

Insurance John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Senate Finance targets Medicare Advantage brokers

Exclusive Bob Herman

STAT Plus: In an unusual arrangement, UnitedHealth’s board chair also owns a personal investment firm

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: What to know about this year’s Medicare open enrollment period

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth’s profit jumps as medical costs come in lower than expected

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Humana CEO Bruce Broussard to step down next year

First Opinion Sean Scanlon

Connecticut’s comptroller explains his thinking about GLP-1s for state employees

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

The stability of $0 premiums in Medicare Advantage

Hospitals Bob Herman

STAT Plus: More hospital and outpatient visits expected to persist through fall and winter

Insurance Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: New lawsuit highlights another wrinkle for settling disputes over surprise medical bills

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Cigna to pay $172 million in Medicare Advantage fraud settlement

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Republicans aren’t quite done talking about Obamacare, after all

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Senate committee chair tries to spark negotiations to keep Medicare solvent

Insurance Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Elevance’s embattled bid to buy Louisiana’s Blues plan was a stretch to begin with