Humana Inc. is a for-profit American health insurance company based in Louisville,Kentucky. In 2023,the company ranked 42 on the Fortune 500 list,which made it the highest ranked company based in Kentucky. It is the fourth largest health insurance provider in the U.S.
Health Net,LLC,a subsidiary of Centene,is an American health care insurance provider. Health Net and its subsidiaries provide health plans for individuals,families,businesses and people with Medicare and Medicaid,as well as commercial,small business,and affordable care insurance.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational health insurance and services company based in Minnetonka,Minnesota. Selling insurance products under UnitedHealthcare,and health care services under the Optum brand,it is the world's ninth-largest company by revenue and the largest health care company by revenue. It is based on a market based health insurance system as opposed to universal health care.
Universal Health Services,Inc. (UHS) is an American Fortune 500 company that provides hospital and healthcare services,based in King of Prussia,Pennsylvania. In 2023,UHS reported total revenues of $14.3b.
WellCare Health Plans,Inc. is an American health insurance company that provides managed care services primarily through Medicaid,Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug plans for members across the United States.
Centene Corporation is a publicly traded managed care company based in St. Louis,Missouri,which is an intermediary for government-sponsored and privately insured healthcare programs. Centene ranked No. 25 on the 2023 Fortune 500.
In the United States,health insurance helps pay for medical expenses through privately purchased insurance,social insurance,or a social welfare program funded by the government. Synonyms for this usage include "health coverage","health care coverage",and "health benefits". In a more technical sense,the term "health insurance" is used to describe any form of insurance providing protection against the costs of medical services. This usage includes both private insurance programs and social insurance programs such as Medicare,which pools resources and spreads the financial risk associated with major medical expenses across the entire population to protect everyone,as well as social welfare programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program,which both provide assistance to people who cannot afford health coverage.
Healthcare reform in the United States has had a long history. Reforms have often been proposed but have rarely been accomplished. In 2010,landmark reform was passed through two federal statutes:the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),signed March 23,2010,and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,which amended the PPACA and became law on March 30,2010.
Amerigroup is an American health insurance and managed health care provider. Amerigroup covers 7.7 million seniors,people with disabilities,low-income families and other state and federally sponsored beneficiaries,and federal employees in 26 states,making it the nation's largest provider of health care for public programs. In July 2023,it was announced that Amerigroup's name would change to Wellpoint in six states beginning in January 2024.
Sentara Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization serving Virginia,northeastern North Carolina and Florida. It is based in Hampton Roads,Virginia and offers services in 12 acute care hospitals,with 3,739 beds,1.2 million members in its health plan,10 nursing centers,and three assisted living facilities across the two states. Sentara Health operates its Sentara Health Plans division which covers 450,000 subscribers in the region. It also operates four medical groups.
Carelon Health,a subsidiary of Elevance Health through its Carelon brand,is an integrated health plan and care delivery system for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The company was founded in 1992 as CareMore by Sheldon Zinberg and Johnn Edelston,President of HealthPro Associates through the merger of Community IPA managed by HealthPro Associates and Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Group,managed by Dr. Zinberg. It was based on the Sac-Sierra Medical Clinic structure of a "clinic without walls". CareMore was structured as a partnership of corporations with a wrap-around IPA. The ownership included 33 mostly independent primary care physicians as a small Southern California regional medical partnership. the company was rebranded as Carelon Health in 2024. Today,Carelon Health serves 125,000 patients across 9 states with annual revenues of $1.2B.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA),formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally as Obamacare,is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23,2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 amendment,it represents the U.S. healthcare system's most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Most of the act's provisions are still in effect.
Molina Healthcare,Inc. is a managed care company headquartered in Long Beach,California,United States. The company provides health insurance to individuals through government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
Elevance Health,Inc. is an American health insurance provider. Prior to June 2022,Elevance Health was named Anthem,Inc. The company's services include medical,pharmaceutical,dental,behavioral health,long-term care,and disability plans through affiliated companies such as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield,Anthem Blue Cross in California,Wellpoint,and Carelon. It is the largest for-profit managed health care company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. As of 2022,the company had 46.8 million members within its affiliated companies' health plans.
Kool Smiles is a dental services provider,based in the United States. Its headquarters are in the Kool Smiles Patient Support Center in Marietta,Georgia,U.S.,in Greater Atlanta and has over 100 offices located across sixteen states.
Fidelis Care is a New York-based health insurance company formed in 1993.
Change Healthcare Inc. is a provider of revenue and payment cycle management that connects payers,providers,and patients within the U.S. healthcare system. The name also refers to a company founded in 2007 which subsequently became part of the current conglomerate. The company operates the largest financial and administrative information exchange in the United States.
This article summarizes healthcare in California.
Teladoc Health,Inc. is a multinational telemedicine and virtual healthcare company headquartered in the United States. Primary services include telehealth,medical opinions,AI and analytics,telehealth devices and licensable platform services. In particular,Teladoc Health uses telephone and videoconferencing software as well as mobile apps to provide on-demand remote medical care.
Veritas Capital Fund Management,L.L.C. is a New York–based private-equity firm founded in 1992 that invests in companies providing critical products and services,primarily technology-enabled products and services,to government and commercial customers worldwide. The firm's first fund closed in 1998. They closed an eighth flagship fund in 2022;in all,Veritas has approximately $45 billion of assets under management. Veritas is led by Ramzi Musallam,the firm's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner.
