As publicly traded insurers completed their 4Q2023 financial reports, key developments in merger and acquisition activity dominated your subscriber dashboard. Health plans grappled with concern from state and federal officials, leading to the collapse of a few key combinations.

Recent newsfeed topics include:

More Insurers Report 4Q2023 Results

• Checking on the Blues: Analysts Predict Margin Uptick in ’23 Will Be Short-Lived
• Centene Downplays Medicare MLR Miss, Reports ACA Marketplace Growth
• CVS Lowers 2024 Earnings Guidance, Citing Medicare Cost Trends

Insurer M&As Planned, Scuttled

• State Officials’ Skepticism Stymies Elevance-BCBSLA, SCAN-CareOregon Deals
• DOJ to Test UnitedHealth’s ‘Firewall’ With Antitrust Probe
• SCAN Group, CareOregon Abandon Combo Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• Experts Say Timing Is Right for Cigna to Get Out of Medicare Market
• HCSC’s Planned Purchase of Cigna’s MA Assets Will Boost Fast-Growing Segment

Need more help? The Directory of Health Plans Onboarding training video, posted to the site, provides a general overview and walkthrough of the tool. To get started, be sure to check out the training video located on the right side of the Dashboard, by choosing From The Editors section, then Directory of Health Plans Training.

In addition, you can contact support@aishealth.com with questions about how to use or interpret the information provided to you in AIS’s Directory of Health Plans. A member of AIS Health’s support staff would be happy to provide a free demonstration of the website for clients needing more guidance on how to best use this tool.