Author: Andrew Cass

UnitedHealth Group and Anthem are among 10 companies that get the most "return on leadership," according to Fortune. 

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told Supreme Court justices that a case asking whether payers and pharmacy benefit managers face Employee Retirement Income Security Act liability when negotiating drug prices doesn't merit review, Bloomberg reported May 25. 

Scarborough-based Coastal Women's Healthcare has joined two other Maine providers in dropping Anthem insurance plans, CBS affiliate WGME reported May 25. 

A federal judge in California has approved a class-action settlement requiring Anthem Blue Cross to reprocess claims for eating disorder treatments or pay up to $5,500 for denied claims, Bloomberg reported May 25. 

From earning a spot on the Fortune 500 to signing definitive agreements to sell Magellan Rx and Pantherx Rare, here are eight headlines about the St. Louis-based payer:

Centene's Sarah London is the fifth-youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company, according to Fortune. 

A group of 26 House Democrats are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to fast-track legislation to extend ACA premium subsidies, Politico reported May 23. 

Kansas' Medicaid contracts won't be negotiated until at least Jan. 31, 2023, after state lawmakers overrode the governor's attempt to resume the talks, the Kansas City Star reported May 23. 

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and healthcare analytics company Socially Determined are working together on an initiative the payer said will enhance quality and health equity for the 3.5 million people it serves in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

UCare Associate Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Joy Marsh subscribes to the idea that equity is everyone's job.