State rankings for older adults, and Cigna goes to trial
May 13, 2026

1. The healthiest, unhealthiest states for older adults in 2026: United Health Foundation Full story

2. 300,000 in limbo as BCBS Michigan, Michigan Medicine clash over reimbursement Full story

3. Shift payment integrity left: stop waste earlier, reduce costs, and drive smarter outcomes with proactive payer strategies.

4. Cigna must go to trial over alleged failure to pay $6M for COVID testing Full story

5. Former NFL player sentenced 16 years in scheme to defraud Medicare Full story

 

6. Leading payers are rethinking payment integrity with AI. See what's changing here.

7. Alignment shuffles board leadership, names 2 other execs Full story

8. CMS freezes new hospice, home health enrollments amid fraud crackdown Full story

9. 4 recommendations to bring oversight to AI-driven prior auth: MACPAC Full story

10. Maine's state employee health plan expects $3M in annual savings with GLP-1 coverage shift Full story

11. North Carolina Medicaid, state health plan score $4.2M each from $11M EpiPen settlement Full story

 

12. 52% fewer inpatient admissions. The path to identifying high-risk members sooner here.

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13. Most GLP-1 patients quit within a year. A smarter benefit design changes that — learn how here.

14. Transportation is care delivery infrastructure. How CenCal Health, Meridian and Oscar are responding here.

15. Real-time data exchange is reshaping prior authorization. How leading organizations streamline decisions and compliance here.

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