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Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is selling its health plan to Elevance Health's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for an undisclosed amount.

UnitedHealthcare offers the best desktop digital experience among major insurers, and Anthem BCBS plans offer the best mobile app experience, according to new research from Corporate Insight shared with Becker's.

The four largest pharmaceutical benefit managers account for 70% of the market, an analysis from the American Medical Association found. 

From UnitedHealthcare releasing details about its national gold-card program to a reform bill in California clearing one of its final legislative hurdles, here are six updates on prior authorization that Becker's has reported since Aug. 20: 

Insurers and employers face ongoing challenges in covering costly GLP-1 medications, with coverage rates varying significantly based on the individual's insurance plan and employer.

Editor's note: This story was updated Sept. 20 to reflect Aetna and HCA Hospitals reached a new agreement.  Aetna and HCA Healthcare hospitals in Florida have reached a new contract agreement, avoiding a split that would have left 48 hospitals out-of-network. 

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