Bruce Japsen

Senior Contributor|Healthcare

I've written about health care for three decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy. I have covered the rise, fall and rise again of health

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2,399 viewsDec 5, 2023

Elevance Health’s PBM Launches 24/7 Digital Pharmacy

Elevance Health is launching a new digital pharmacy that allows health plan enrollees to engage more with pharmacists and track their prescriptions like Americans track a pizza delivery.

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7,940 viewsDec 4, 2023

CVS To Rebrand Growing Health Services As ‘CVS Healthspire’

CVS Health is rebranding its healthcare services operations under a new name, “CVS Healthspire.”

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6,284 viewsNov 29, 2023

Why A Cigna-Humana Merger Makes Some Sense

Reports that health insurance giants Humana and Cigna may merge in a blockbuster deal could make sense given strengths each has in Medicare and commercial coverage.

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1,053 viewsNov 28, 2023

UnitedHealth Group To Eclipse $400 Billion In Revenue Next Year

UnitedHealth Group, which owns the nation’s largest health insurance company, said it will generate more than $400 billion in annual revenues next year.

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591 viewsNov 27, 2023

Halfway Through Medicaid Renewals, Health Insurer Outlook Is Stable

The outlook for health insurers is stable for the rest of 2023 despite challenges that include the potential loss of millions of Medicaid enrollees, a new report indicates.