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The California Assembly is poised to vote on a bill Jan. 31 that aims to create a single-payer healthcare system in the state — the bill's first major battle since a funding proposal for the program was introduced Jan. 6…

Ohio's Medicaid program is bracing for a potentially rocky onboarding of three new managed care organizations, a move that could result in millions of beneficiaries seeing coverage shifts, according to the Statehouse News Bureau. 

Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care and Jefferson City-based Capital Region Medical Center are now in-network with all three of Missouri's HealthNet Medicaid plans after reaching an agreement with Home State Health, according to NBC affiliate KOMU 8. 

A panel of three judges ruled against HHS in a move that will allow Medicare beneficiaries to appeal nursing home coverage decisions if they transitioned from inpatient care to outpatient observation, according to Kaiser Health News. 

From Excellus BlueCross BlueShield settling a data breach lawsuit impacting millions of members to GS Labs accusing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City of violating antitrust laws, here are five recent legal actions and settlements involving payers.

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