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The Justice Department reportedly has opened an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group and in recent weeks has been interviewing healthcare industry representatives about issues including relationships between the company's UnitedHealthcare and Optum units. 

Highmark Health launched Alloyed Works, a new segment for its diversified business and health services offerings. 

Insurers are pushing back against CMS' proposed Medicare Advantage rates for 2025, and an Anthem Medicare Advantage contract is under fire from New Hampshire state officials. 

The Mississippi House advanced Medicaid expansion legislation that includes work requirements, while South Dakota lawmakers are putting a ballot issue on work requirements before voters in November. 

Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard was paid $16.3 million in 2023, according to the company's annual proxy report published Feb. 22. 

Several payers are making commitments to advance a White House initiative to end hunger and reduce diet-related disease by 2030. 

South Dakota voters will decide in the November election if the state can implement work requirements on its Medicaid expansion population, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Feb. 27. 

The Justice Department has begun an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 27.

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Nevada could see their supplemental benefits reduced or cost-sharing increase by over $90 each month in 2025, according to estimates from Berkeley Research Group. 

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could see their supplemental benefits reduced or cost-sharing increase by $33 a month on average in 2025, according to an analysis from the Berkeley Research Group.