UnitedHealth Group Profits Eclipse $6 Billion As Medical Costs Ease UnitedHealth Group reported first quarter net income of $6.3 billion as medical costs fell, triggering an improved outlook for the rest of the year.

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UnitedHealthcare Reduces Need For Prior Approvals For Patients In Rural America UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, will exempt rural physicians and hospitals from “prior authorization requirements across all lines of business.”

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To Recruit Staff, Doctor Groups Sweeten Benefits Like Never Before The American Medical Group Association said a “staggering 87%” of medical groups are looking to enhance staff benefits compared to just 56% two years ago.

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To Recruit Staff, Doctor Groups Sweeten Benefits Like Never Before The American Medical Group Association said a “staggering 87%” of medical groups are looking to enhance staff benefits compared to just 56% two years ago.

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Medicare Advantage Plan Exits Impact 1 In 10 With Drug Coverage Medicare Advantage insurers leaving certain markets affected more than 1 in 10 Americans enrolled in such plans with prescription drug coverage, a KFF analysis shows.

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Four In Five Doctors Now Use AI In Their Practices, AMA Survey Says More than four in five physicians use artificial intelligence in their practices, the American Medical Association said. That’s more than double the rate tallied in 2023.

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Americans Already Dropping Health Coverage After GOP Wouldn’t Fund Tax Credits Centene's disclosure that its Obamacare enrollment is down more than 1 million is a sign Americans can no longer pay for health insurance and are dropping coverage.

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Because Healthcare Fuels Job Market, More Trouble Ahead Thanks To Trump Cuts An alarming jobs report showing the U.S. shedding 92,000 jobs may get only worse thanks to healthcare spending cuts by President Trump and the Republican-led Congress.

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CVS Health And Google Launch AI Business To ‘Personalize Healthcare’ CVS Health and Google have partnered to use artificial intelligence to increase consumer engagement and support better health outcomes.

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Cigna CEO David Cordani To Retire And Be Replaced By Internal Choice The Cigna Group's long-time CEO David M. Cordani will retire effective July 1 and be replaced by current president and chief operating officer Brian Evanko.

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Oscar Health Reports $352 Million Loss As Insurers Battle High Costs Health insurer`Oscar Health reported a $352 million fourth quarter loss as the health insurer and its industry battle with an ongoing period of rising healthcare costs.

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CVS Profits Hit Nearly $3 Billion As Aetna’s Costs Slowly Stabilize CVS Health reported $2.9 billion in fourth quarter net income as the company begins to get a handle on costs that have hit its Aetna health insurance business.

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Centene Reports $1 Billion Loss Amid Health Insurer Cost Issues Centene reported a $1.1 billion fourth quarter loss as the health insurer struggles with rising healthcare costs in the government-subsidized health plans it administers.

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Cigna 2025 Profits Hit Nearly $6 Billion Even As Costs Keep Rising The Cigna Group reported 2025 net income of nearly $6 billion despite grappling with rising costs of patients in the health insurance plans it sells and administers.

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Congress Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage For Two Years President Trump signed into law a two-year extension of telehealth services for older adults covered by the Medicare health insurance program.

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Trump’s Flat Medicare Advantage Rate May Harm Seniors’ Choices Rising costs coupled by flat rates set by the Trump administration for Medicare Advantage could trigger withdrawals of health insurers from markets across the U.S.

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Elevance Health Reports $547 Million Profit Despite Rising Costs Elevance Health reported fourth quarter net income of $547 million as rising healthcare costs continued to dog the nation’s second largest health insurance company.

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For UnitedHealth’s Optum, It’s ‘Back To Basics’ With Smaller Footprint UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business is working on a turnaround that includes leaving markets and ending contracts with providers that aren’t aligned.

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UnitedHealth Takes $1.6 Billion Hit To Earnings Amid Restructuring UnitedHealth Group eked out a fourth quarter profit of $10 million despite a $1.6 billion hit to fourth quarter earnings from a large restructuring charge.

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Hospital Mergers Gain Momentum As Trump’s ‘Beautiful Bill’ Cuts Loom Hospital merger and acquisition activity ended 2025 with momentum expected to continue as drastic cuts to Medicaid spending under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act loom.

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Hospital Mergers Gain Momentum As Trump’s ‘Beautiful Bill’ Cuts Loom Hospital merger and acquisition activity ended 2025 with momentum expected to continue as drastic cuts to Medicaid spending under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act loom.

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Humana’s CenterWell Pharmacy Launches Employer Venture Using Lilly’s GLP-1 Drugs Humana’s CenterWell pharmacy will dispense GLP-1 weight loss drugs made by Eli Lilly as part of a new program for employers to help their workers manage obesity.

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Obamacare enrollment eclipses 15 million but lags last year's pace. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Oz blames effort to combat fraud. Doesn't mention lack of subsidies.

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UnitedHealthcare, Optum Honor Slain Brian Thompson With Annual Week Of Service
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Illinois Latest State To Approve ‘Right To Die’ Legislation Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation as baby boomers age and more caregivers, families and physicians confront end-of-life issues.

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Obamacare New Sign-Ups Lag Last Year’s Pace With Subsidies In Limbo New sign-ups for in individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, lags last year’s pace.

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Why Mark Cuban’s Drug Cost Message Resonates: It’s Simple When Mark Cuban talks about how his Cost Plus Drugs company can reduce prescription costs, his message is simple.

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