Author: Andrew Cass

The National Association of Medicaid Directors is supporting Congress' proposal to allow states to begin reevaluating Medicaid eligibility in April 2023.

The American Medical Association Dec. 20 outlined how advocates in Michigan were able to successfully lobby state lawmakers to pass prior authorization reform legislation.  

Fitch Ratings is expecting U.S. health insurers to weather the effects of high inflation and rising interest rates amid its expectation of a mild recession in 2023.

From the death of its longtime CEO, to the acquisition of Magellan Health, here are 10 key stories about Centene that Becker's reported in 2022:

Congress' omnibus legislation to fund the government through September will allow states to begin reevaluating Medicaid eligibility in April 2023, The Washington Post reported Dec. 20. 

Cigna and Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Healthcare have reached a new multi-year contract that will keep the payer's members in-network with Parrish Medical Center and Parrish Medical Group physicians. 

From a clash with the Justice Department over its acquisition of Change Healthcare to a collaboration with Walmart, here are 10 key stories about UnitedHealth Group that Becker's reported in 2022:

Centene has paid at least $307.5 million in 2022 to settle allegations it overbilled state Medicaid programs for pharmacy services. 

Centene is expecting to see total revenues between $137.4 billion and $139.4 billion in 2023, down from the $142.7 billion to $144.7 billion it is projecting for this year.  

An analyst likened the current payer merger and acquisition environment to an "arms race," during a Nov. 3 Cigna investor call.