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Both of Wyoming's legislative chambers attempted to expand Medicaid as part of the state's 2023-24 budget, but efforts failed, according to a Feb. 28 Sublette Examiner report. 

A federal judge in New York denied Anthem's motion to dismiss a lawsuit over its mental health coverage criteria, according to a Feb. 24 ruling. 

Humana is rolling out Kindred at Home as CenterWell Home Health, an arm under its payer-agnostic brand, CenterWell.

Humana elected David Feinberg, MD, president and CEO of Cerner, to its board of directors, the payer announced March 1. 

Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, emphasized four tenants health plans should prioritize in 2022 at the advocacy group's 2022 State of the Industry event.  

Georgia lawmakers are pitching a bill that would require families to be rescreened for possible eligibility if they lose their health insurance — a failsafe as states brace for an ACA enrollment cliff — according to the Augusta Chronicle. 

Policy experts are claiming that California's failure to pass its single-payer healthcare system is a massive blow against similar initiatives around the country, according to a Feb. 28 Kaiser Health News report. 

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Douglas Ommen is calling on a state court to block a Pennsylvania payer from hiking long-term care plan premiums while slashing benefits, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch. 

The Labor Department clarified rules on covering HIV treatment preexposure prophylaxis July 2021 in an effort to encourage payer compliance, but rollout is still slow six months later, according to CNN. 

Cigna is looking to create $12 billion in value throughout 2022, starting with a plan to buy back $6 billion in stocks.