UnitedHealth Raised Its 2026 Forecast as Cost Ratio Cooled to 86.7 Percent
The July 16, 2026 quarter showed the 2025 cost surge has crested, with guidance lifted to $19.50-$20.00 adjusted EPS. What margin recovery means for members.
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AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Pledged New Prior Authorization Reforms
Late-June 2026 commitments from the two biggest insurer trade groups target shrinking prior auth lists and honoring approvals across plan switches.
MedPAC's June Report Lands With Medicare Advantage at 55 Percent
The June 15, 2026 report to Congress arrived as MA enrollment passed 55 percent of beneficiaries and oversight findings piled up. What its recommendations could change.
UnitedHealth's Q1 2026 Cost Ratio Eased to 83.9 Percent
The April 21, 2026 report showed $111.7 billion in revenue and the first cost-ratio relief after 2025's claims surge. Why that cuts both ways for consumers.
CMS Launched an Electronic Prior Authorization Push on May 6
The initiative connects Medicare plans and provider EHRs so authorization decisions travel digitally. What it fixes, what it does not, and what to ask for.
CMS Finalizes 2.48 Percent Medicare Advantage Rate Increase for 2027
The April 6, 2026 rate announcement softened proposed coding-trend cuts, and advocates say oversight promises eased. What it means for 2027 plan benefits.