From adding Humira biosimilars to its pharmacy formulary to Evernorth becoming a minority owner in VillageMD, here are nine stories about Cigna that Becker's has reported since Nov. 9:
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UnitedHealthcare and Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest HealthCare System will be out of network if the two sides do not reach a contract agreement by May 1, 2023, ABC affiliate KTUL reported Dec. 5.
The owner of San Antonio-based Superior Home Health Services has been indicted in connection with the theft of employee insurance premiums, ABC-affiliate KSAT reported Dec. 2.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named Keith Shah as executive vice president and chief health and innovation officer.
Independence Blue Cross has promoted Sushma Akunuru to senior vice president of business technology services and Kortney Cruz to senior vice president of government markets.
The sponsor of the Senate's version of a bill to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process called prior authorization the "No. 1 physician and administrative concern in America."
Updated estimates from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation show that 18 million people could lose Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
Payers are investing in health equity in many ways, including improving data collection, access to virtual care and adding health equity experts to C-suites.
Cigna will add Humira biosimilars to its pharmacy formulary, giving the new, cheaper alternative products hitting the market next year the same position as the drug.
The HHS' Inspector General's Office released audits of nine Medicare Advantage plans over the last six months, according to the organization's semiannual report to Congress, published Dec. 5.