Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
Senior Reporter | @RebeccaMPiferRebecca Pifer Parduhn is an award-winning journalist covering the business of healthcare with a particular focus on health insurers and public policy. She is a University of Virginia grad with degrees in English and Psychology.
1979 articles by Rebecca Pifer Parduhn
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Highmark Health names ex-UnitedHealth exec as COO
May 5, 2026 -
UPMC reaches deal with CommonSpirit to acquire Ohio health system
May 5, 2026 -
Supreme Court temporarily restores mail-order access to abortion drug
May 4, 2026 -
Nebraska rolls out Medicaid work requirements, putting tens of thousands at risk of coverage losses
May 1, 2026 -
Cigna exits ACA exchanges despite dramatic profit growth in Q1
April 30, 2026 -
Profit recovery is ‘priority No. 1,’ Humana promises
April 29, 2026 -
Centene hikes 2026 profit guidance after buoyant Q1
April 28, 2026 -
Insurers making progress on standardizing prior authorizations
April 27, 2026 -
FTC, US Anesthesia Partners reach settlement in Texas price collusion case
April 24, 2026 -
Molina controls costs in Q1 but future Medicaid spending in doubt
April 23, 2026 -
Elevance perks up in 2026 though Medicare Advantage payout could ding profits
April 22, 2026 -
UnitedHealth hikes profit outlook after better-than-expected first quarter
April 21, 2026 -
Physician burnout is improving but some specialties lag, the AMA finds
April 20, 2026 -
Stakeholders urge Labor Department to finalize PBM transparency rule
April 17, 2026 -
More employers considering medical, pharmacy vendor switch amid rising healthcare costs, survey finds
April 16, 2026 -
ACA exchanges will continue to shrink as fewer enrollees pay premiums, analysis suggests
April 16, 2026 -
More insurance claims denials are being overturned upon appeal, study finds
April 15, 2026 -
California judge tosses Elevance’s surprise billing suit in win for providers
April 14, 2026 -
CMS proposes new deadlines for prior authorizations for drugs
April 13, 2026 -
CMS finalizes higher Medicare Advantage rates for 2027 in gift to insurers
April 7, 2026 -
Insurers committed to cutting prior authorizations have eliminated 11% so far
April 7, 2026 -
Centene creates two new executive leadership roles
April 6, 2026 -
FTC urges Tennessee to preserve Ballad Health’s COPA
April 3, 2026 -
CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage star ratings overhaul, sending billions of dollars more to insurers
April 3, 2026 -
Elevance sidesteps Medicare Advantage sanctions for now
April 1, 2026
