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CVS Health will lay off 521 Aetna employees, according to WARN Act documents filed Aug. 18.  

Here are 150 things to know about UnitedHealth Group, Elevance Health, CVS Health, Cigna Group, Humana and Centene — six leading health insurers in the U.S.

CVS Health said Blue Shield of California's decision to swap CVS Caremark for Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Co. will have an "immaterial impact" on the company's long-term outlook. 

State and federal regulators have approved a joint venture between CareSource and Health Alliance Plan. 

UnitedHealthcare is cutting 20 percent of its prior authorizations in two waves. The first cuts take effect Sept. 1 and the second phase goes into effect Nov. 1. 

Payer executives are expecting value-based care to take off in the next decade. 

Insurance regulators in Vermont have rolled out two separate review processes for the proposed affiliation between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, VTDigger reported Aug. 16.

Co-branded Medicare Advantage plans shared between two organizations are nothing new, but payers continue to dive into new partnerships in an effort to reach more niche populations across a variety of settings.

Cigna Healthcare has named general managers for their group employer businesses in Southern California and the Midwest. 

Three Louisiana state senators and the attorney general are calling for a delay of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana's sale to Elevance Health, nola.com reported Aug. 16.