Author: Andrew Cass

The nation's only Medicaid program that requires proof of work to receive benefits is off to a slow start, the Georgia Recorder reported Oct. 21. 

A pair of lawmakers are calling on the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department's antitrust division to "carefully scrutinize" UnitedHealth Group's proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of home and hospice care provider Amedisys.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan intends to cut 20 percent of its prior authorization requirements. James Grant, MD, the payer's senior vice president and chief medical officer, told Becker's the changes are part of an evolving process.  

Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System will terminate its contract with the WellCare Medicare Managed Care Plan on Dec. 8. 

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority has given UnitedHealth the OK to acquire health technology firm EMIS Group. 

Cigna agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations from the Virginia Bureau of Insurance that it violated state law by failing to provide required balance billing disclosures. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma and Stillwater (Okla.) Medical Center have reached an agreement that will keep Blue Traditional and Blue Choice PPO beneficiaries in network with the health system through 2026. 

North Carolina will launch its Medicaid expansion program Dec. 1, which is expected to provide more than 600,000 state residents with coverage. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana officials said they are again seeking to delay a regulatory hearing over its proposed sale to Elevance Health, nola.com reported Sept. 21. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing UnitedHealthcare over allegations the company discriminated against a fully remote employee by refusing to grant her a religious exemption from the company's COVID-19 vaccination requirement.