Author: Andrew Cass

South Dakota voters have approved a ballot measure that allows state officials to consider work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients, South Dakota Spotlight reported Nov. 6. 

CVS Health named Steve Nelson as president of Aetna, effective Nov. 6. 

California voters approved a measure Nov. 5 to make an existing tax on managed care plans permanent to help fund Medi-Cal, Cal Matters. 

From Blue Shield of California partnering with Salesforce to a Senate report accusing Medicare Advantage plans of intentionally using prior authorization to boost profits, here are seven prior authorization updates Becker's has reported since Oct. 1: 

Tim McKnight has been named UnitedHealth Group's chief information security officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

From star rating lawsuits to a record antitrust settlement, here are eight lawsuits, settlements and legal developments involving payers that Becker's has reported since Oct. 3: 

Though he did not mention the deal directly, Cigna CEO David Cordani appeared to dismiss rumors of reignited merger talks with Humana and said the company was focused on share buybacks.  

The Cigna Group posted a net income of $739 million in the third quarter of 2024, which included a non-cash after-tax investment loss of $1 billion related to VillageMD, according to its Oct. 31 financial report. 

From a report suggesting that some payers have "hit the snooze button" on the new guidance, to a Humana leader expressing confidence that the company is applying the rule correctly, here are five updates on the two-midnight rule that Becker's…

From challenging CMS' Medicare Advantage star ratings to completing the sale of another subsidiary, here are 10 updates on Centene that Becker's has reported since Sept. 11: