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Aetna has reached a settlement in a case alleging its fertility coverage policies discriminated against LGBTQ+ couples. 

Four of the country's six major payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios. 

Medicare Advantage insurers are planning to pare down their plan offerings in 2025. 

Across racial and ethnic groups, MA enrollees report broadly similar experiences but wide disparities in outcomes. 

A Medicaid expansion effort in Mississippi died after state lawmakers were unable to agree on compromise legislation, the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported May 2. 

The number of employers covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss is beginning to trend upward, Cigna Group executives told investors. 

Two payers reported losses in the first quarter of 2024. 

The number of people disenrolled from Medicaid through the redeterminations process has surpassed original estimates from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

The Cigna Group reported a $277 million net loss in the first quarter of 2024. 

CVS Health is expecting a tough year for Medicare Advantage.