Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2026
The CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers drew the ire of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle during congressional hearings that went for more than nine hours Jan. 22 over industry consolidation, prior authorization practices and executive pay, with members pressing executives to explain how vertical integration benefits consumers as insurance premiums continue to climb.
Stephen Hemsley of UnitedHealth Group, David Joyner of CVS Health, Gail Boudreaux of Elevance Health, David Cordani of Cigna and Paul Markovich of Blue Shield of California parent company, Ascendiun, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the morning and the House Ways and Means Committee in the afternoon.
The hearings come one week after President Donald Trump released a healthcare...
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