Join us for The Hertel Report's Winter State of the State on Friday, February 13, 2026, featuring our bi-annual Arizona healthcare market update hosted and moderated by Publisher Jim Hammond.
The Hertel Report’s 2026 Winter State of the State Conference features a morning of networking, a full breakfast, and timely insights on...
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Centene, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare dominate Arizona’s commercial health insurance market, covering hundreds of thousands of residents across individual and employer-based plans, according to new data from AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans).
Overall, more than 3.2 million Arizonans...
Get the latest on national and Arizona Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in The Hertel Report's annual MA Data Edition. Learn about Arizona's top-performing MA plans, enrollment leaders, MA market penetration, and our popular MA enrollment by Arizona county and more!
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As the annual enrollment period for Medicare Advantage winds to a close, five plans in Arizona received an upgraded star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency increased stars for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts in revised ratings released Monday.
Centene gained its only...Arizona News
Gold Kidney's Arizona and Florida operations serve about 1.5 million MA members and the startup SNP plan is now expanding its Arizona footprint from four counties in 2024 to eight in 2025. In Florida, the health plan will increase its 2025 footprint from 9 to 22 counties during the upcoming Medicare annual enrollment period beginning...
Another record year for Arizona MA enrollment and the 2024 MA Data Edition has all the details. Get YOY enrollment trends and highlights about the plans competing for Arizona's 1.5 million Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in this highly profitable sector. Read more about the trends shaping supplementary benefits and CMS rules impacting MA...
The state's lineup of Medicare Advantage insurers hasn't changed, but from January 1 to March 31, enrollees could switch to Original Medicare or switch to a new MA plan with an optional Part D Plan (PDP). The Hertel Report kept up with the changes.
Arizona's MA market gained about 12,000 members during OEP and the AARP branded...Arizona News
Arizona's Medicare Advantage market continues to climb with a 38 percent saturation rate; latest numbers following the annual enrollment period shows UnitedHealthcare's AARP branded product still reigns supreme.
According to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, UnitedHealthcare/Pacificare's AARP plan reprised...Arizona News
In addition to Steward Health Choice individual and employer plans, BCBSAZ will now provide health coverage and related services to Arizonans eligible for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Complete Care plan and the “Generations” Medicare health plan.
Pam Kehaly, President and CEO of...Arizona News
Iora Health, which specializes in primary care services for traditional Medicare beneficiaries and Humana Medicare Advantage members, announces that it will open 11 new centers in Texas, Georgia and Arizona.
Iora invests in preventive care, using primary care teams to focus on outcomes. Their relationship with Humana is built on...
