Author: Andrew Cass

Cigna is moving forward with an updated version of a paperwork demand it paused last year amid criticism from medical groups, the California Medical Association said March 16. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana CEO Steven Udvarhelyi, MD, said the company's pending sale to Elevance Health will not lead to layoffs or office closures, the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report reported March 16. 

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a pair of bills that aimed to speed up the prior authorization process and fine health insurers for inequalities in reimbursement rates, the Mississippi Free Press reported March 16. 

West Virginia's Medicaid commissioner was elected president of the National Association of Medicaid Directors' board of directors. 

Community Health Plan of Washington has tapped Genevieve Caruncho-Simpson to serve as its first chief transformation and innovation officer. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has tapped Keri LeCompte, PharmD, to serve as the payer's first program director of lifestyle medicine. 

With Medicaid redeterminations set to begin April 1, Google is updating its search engine for beneficiaries to find re-enrollment information where they live. 

Humana has completed a $1.25 billion debt offering. 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Humana have reached an agreement that will avoid a contract break that was set to take effect April 1, the Nashville Tennessean reported March 13. 

The Medical Group Management Association said it wants to see shorter prior authorization time frames when CMS finalizes its proposed reform rule.