Modern Healthcare Staff

Lauren Berryman

Reporter/New York

Insurance

Lauren Berryman covers health insurance at Modern Healthcare. She joined the publication as a fellow in May 2022 before becoming the general assignment reporter. She earned her master’s in journalism and public affairs from American University and bachelor’s from Wake Forest University where she studied health science, journalism and bioethics. She is based in New York City where she can be found walking in the park, visiting local coffee shops and exploring the city.

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Recent Stories

Employers face high costs, stall on big benefits changes: survey

Employers say healthcare spending is their greatest benefits challenge, yet many hesitate to take major cost-cutting steps, according to a Lockton report.

After Thompson killing, health insurers poured money into security

UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Elevance Health and others continue to reassess executive safety protocols amid heightened security concerns.

Elevance Health emphasizes patient engagement to improve finances

Elevance Health saw net income fall 2.9% to $2.2 billion during the first quarter, the insurer announced Tuesday.

UnitedHealth's Medicare Advantage troubles stoke anxiety

UnitedHealth Group is seen as the pacesetter for Medicare Advantage, but some analysts view its poor first quarter as an outlier among its peers.

Novant sells stake in Medicare Advantage carrier to Cone Health

Novant Health acquired a minority interest in HealthTeam Advantage in 2022 with the goal of growing its membership and provider network.

State AGs urge Congress to break up PBMs

The attorneys general from 39 jurisdictions want Congress to bar companies such as CVS Health from owning pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies.

Medicare Advantage plans reaped $33B extra from 'coding intensity'

The average Medicare Advantage patient risk score was 1.26, 0.19 higher than the average fee-for-service Medicare risk score, an Annals of Internal Medicine paper shows.

CVS, Express Scripts, Optum warm up to biosimilars

Leading pharmacy benefit managers are shifting away from lucrative rebates on biologic drugs and toward lower-cost biosimilar generic medicines.

FTC chair to join CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx case

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is no longer recusing himself from the matter, he said two days after a leadership shakeup at the agency left the case in limbo.

FTC pauses case against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx

President Donald Trump last month fired FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the only two members participating in the action.

Health insurers slash thousands of jobs, more cuts ahead

For the first time in 15 years, employment across the major health insurance companies fell last year, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis.

Health Care Service Corp. levels up

After nearly a century as a purveyor of local Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, Health Care Service Corp. is going national with Medicare.

Optum, CVS, Express Scripts GLP-1 programs entice employers

Employers, including Express Scripts parent company Cigna, seek to manage GLP-1 costs through programs administered by the leading pharmacy benefit managers.