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.
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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.
Aetna Finished Its ACA Marketplace Exit: What Members Should Check Now
CVS Health's Aetna exited exchange coverage for plan year 2026, forcing members into new plans by January 1 amid subsidy-expiration uncertainty.
CMS-0057-F Kicked In January 1: Prior Authorization Records Go Electronic
Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and exchange plans had to stand up Prior Authorization APIs and payer-to-payer exchange starting January 1, 2026.
UnitedHealth Closes 2025 With $19.0 Billion in Operating Earnings and a 2.7 Percent Margin
The insurer's January 27, 2026 report showed cash flows of $19.7 billion and a 2026 outlook that assumes elevated medical cost trend persists.