Author: Andrew Cass

UnitedHealthcare and Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health have reached an agreement on a new contract, avoiding a split that was set to take effect April 1, ABC affiliate WSOC reported March 21. 

The American Gastroenterological Association is asking its members to contact UnitedHealthcare to stop new prior authorization requirements from going into effect. 

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a Medicaid expansion bill into law, which is expected to provide coverage to more than 600,000 state residents, according to a March 27 news release from his office. 

The Ohio attorney general's office has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of sharing pricing and other information gathered by a Swiss subsidiary to gain leverage during negotiations with drugmakers for rebates, The Wall Street Journal…

Kansas lawmakers are considering legislation backed by the Kansas Hospital Association that would reform the prior authorization process.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill passed by the state's Legislature that would throw out expanded dental, vision and hearing coverage for 900,000 adults on Medicaid, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported March 24. 

Oscar Health has named two more Aetna veterans to its executive leadership, joining former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini, who joined the company earlier this year.    

The North Carolina House has passed a Medicaid expansion bill, which now heads to the governor, who has indicated he will sign it into law, the Greensboro News & Record reported March 23.  

Cigna CEO David Cordani must sit for a deposition as the company seeks to block a former executive from taking a role with rival CVS Health, a federal judge ruled March 17. 

From agreeing to pay Indiana and California to settle overbilling allegations, to its chief executive being named among the world's most influential CEOs, here are 10 updates about Centene that Becker's reported since Feb. 8.