Author: Andrew Cass

Indiana Medicaid Director Allison Taylor is resigning later this summer after six years in the role, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported June 20.  

CVS Health and former Cigna executive Amy Bricker are appealing a St. Louis federal judge's decision to grant a preliminary injunction barring her from working for CVS while a lawsuit over her noncompete clause moves forward. 

Former Centene executive Rajiv Patel, MD, has been named CEO of Bluestone Physician Services, an on-site primary care provider for assisted living communities.

Humana is anticipating its medical loss ratio will be at the top end of its full-year projected range of 86.3 percent to 87.3 percent, according to a June 16 SEC filing. 

Cigna and Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health have extended their commercial agreement until April 2025. 

From UnitedHealthcare backing off a gastroenterology endoscopy policy, to the American Medical Association raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, here are nine updates on prior authorization Becker's has reported since May 11:  

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare reached an agreement regarding employer-based and marketplace plans, the  Memphis Commercial Appeal reported June 14. 

SCAN Group and CareOregon recently partnered with RIP Medical Debt to wipe out $110 million in medical debt, but the payers' CEOs said true relief must come from billing system reforms, Yahoo Finance reported June 14. 

From pitching a merger with Amedisys, to naming a president of its Global Advantage division, here are eight updates on Optum that Becker's reported since May 17.

Centene has completed the sale of artificial intelligence platform Apixio to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital.