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Humana and kidney care provider Interwell Health have reached a value-based care agreement in 13 states for most Humana Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO members living with chronic kidney disease as well as members across the country living with end-stage…

Here are four payer rebrands that Becker's has reported since June 23: 

The first lawsuit challenging the Medicaid redetermination process was filed in Florida on Aug. 22. On the same day, community organizers in Arkansas protested the process outside the state's capitol. 

Cigna Healthcare has removed prior authorization requirements for more than 600 medical procedures, cutting the number of prior authorizations it requires by 25 percent. 

CareMore Health, an Elevance Health subsidiary, will rebrand as Carelon Health in January 2024. 

The use of specialty medications is on the rise, and we don't see that trend slowing.

From layoffs at Optum to Justice Department scrutiny over its proposed acquisition of Amedisys, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has reported since Aug. 3: 

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized to pay a cash dividend of $1.88 per share on Sept. 19 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 11, according to an Aug. 23 company news release. 

Oakland, Calif-based Kaiser Permanente is expanding its insurance plans for employers across all of Colorado, moving away from just its current urban focus in the state, according to an Aug. 22 Denver Business Journal report.

A federal appellate court ruled that some beneficiaries of UnitedHealth Group's behavioral health unit may be entitled to have their claims reprocessed, according to an Aug 22 decision.