Bob Herman

As of Sept. 1, Medicare Advantage members who need PT, OT, or ST in a physician’s office will need approval from UnitedHealthcare.  This will create headaches not just for enrollees, but also the therapists filing more paperwork, Bob Herman writes.

UnitedHealth, CVS Health, and Cigna have petitioned a judge to sideline FTC Chair Lina Khan from the agency’s lawsuit against the largest PBMs

Insurers are paring back certain benefits or shifting costs to beneficiaries to recapture lost profits.

UnitedHealth asked a federal judge to block CMS from lowering the insurer’s 2025 Medicare Advantage quality ratings

The star ratings downgrade could erase most, if not all, of Humana's profit in 2026.

In this week's healthcare newsletter, we compare CEO and worker pay across the industry and spot a big win for pharma.

The proposal could have helped states drive harder bargains with pharmaceutical companies.

This week's healthcare newsletter looks at the prospect for prior authorization reform for prescription drugs and a major FTC challenge to PBMs.

Amazon will offer employees fertility benefits from a new vendor next year.

The costs of the cyberattack were a major setback for the health system's turnaround efforts.