Category: Health Insurance

Suspect updates in CEO’s killing and anger against UnitedHealthcare

As more details emerge about the suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, the company is receiving both condolences and statements of rage on social media over claim denials by the nation’s largest health insu…

American Heart Association launching HCM initiative

The American Heart Association, with initial funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, has launched a new three-year initiative to improve hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) systems of care and standardize how patients with HCM are identified, assessed, referr…

CVS Health makes pharmacy leadership appointments

CVS Health has announced a couple of new leadership appointments in its pharmacy division, with Len Shankman being appointed the new president of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness (PCW), while Lucille Accetta will take over the role of chief pharmacy offi…

Words engraved on bullet shells provide clue to fatal CEO shooting

The day after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside of a Manhattan hotel, details are emerging as to why he may have been targeted.
From comments by Thompson’s wife Paulette Thompson, and words written on bullet shell casings take…

CVS Health closing MinuteClinic locations in Utah

CVS will be closing its three Utah MinuteClinic locations this week, with facilities in Highland, Ogden and West Jordan slated for closure by Saturday.
In a statement shared with Healthcare Finance News, CVS said it regularly evaluates MinuteClinic’s f…

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

As Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, health officials and community advocates in California worry that large-scale Medicaid cuts could be enacted as soon as next year. More than 60% of California’s $161 billion Medi-Cal budget comes from Washington.

Intermountain hospital recognized for vascular care

Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado has become the first community hospital in the country – and the fifth overall – to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Va…

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York

Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting. 

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York

Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting. 

Humana CFO to step aside in the new year

Insurer Humana has announced that current Chief Financial Officer Susan Diamond is stepping down from her role in the new year, to be succeeded by Celeste Mellet, effective January 11.