The Cigna Group and CVS Health said they will offer discounted infertility medications through TrumpRx, beginning in January 2026. Cigna’s Evernorth pharmacies — Freedom Fertility and VFP Pharmacy Group — plan to dispense EMD Serono’s Gonal-f, Cetrotide and Ovidrel at…
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Trillium Community Health Plan, a Centene subsidiary, will take over PacificSource’s Medicaid population in Oregon’s Lane County, according to statements shared with Becker’s Oct. 17. In September, PacificSource decided not to renew its Medicaid contract, affecting about 92,000 people in…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, discussed some of the biggest issues facing the Medicare Advantage program at an Oct. 15 industry conference. During his first six months on the job, CMS has already overseen policy moves to streamline prior authorization…
Following the kickoff of Medicare open enrollment on Oct. 15, The Washington Post discovered inconsistencies in the Medicare Plan Finder, such as duplicative addresses and contradictory information regarding providers’ network status. After the Post reported the issues to CMS, an…
From a shareholder seeking to separate the company’s CEO and board chair roles, to Optum planning to buy a Massachusetts medical group, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 19: 1.…
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Alignment Health Plan and Intermountain Health have launched a Medicare Advantage plan together for older people in Nevada, according to an Oct. 14 news release. Alignment said the co-branded HMO received five stars for 2026 and will offer $0 premiums…
The Minnesota Department of Commerce reached an agreement with Strategic Limited Partners, a company selling what Minnesota called “unauthorized and deceptive” health insurance products, to force it out of the state’s market. The department said in an Oct. 14 news…
The Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7, setting insurers’ 2026 membership and revenue trajectories as beneficiaries select Medicare Advantage and Part D coverage. The 2026 cycle is unfolding amid a projected MA enrollment decline, lower…
On Nov. 1, current Healthcare.gov enrollees in Illinois will move to state-based health insurance marketplace, Get Covered Illinois, for their 2026 coverage, according to a news release confirming CMS approval this summer. In 2023, Illinois passed a law instituting a…
The No Surprises Act is succeeding in protecting patients from unexpected medical bills, but insurers and provider groups remain divided on what is driving rising costs tied to the Independent Dispute Resolution process and how regulators should respond. Since the…