Payer

Payers are planning moves to new markets in 2024. 

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, first launched in 2011, have greatly improved survival rates for melanoma, kidney and lung cancers. 

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to the state's insurance commissioner asking him to reject double-digit rate increases sought by Anthem, Cigna and ConnectiCare. 

An Amedisys stockholder has filed a lawsuit against the home health provider and its directors, alleging they misrepresented key information in a proxy statement related to UnitedHealth's proposed acquisition of the company. 

Georgia has approved 265 people to take part in the nation's only Medicaid program that requires proof of work to receive benefits, the Georgia Recorder reported Aug. 10.

Some state officials say people who have lost Medicaid coverage during the redeterminations process are not all becoming uninsured, Politico reported Aug. 15. 

UnitedHealthcare is giving $2.85 million to four Indiana organizations supporting direct service health workers. 

Aetna is facing the latest legal setback to its Medicare Advantage contract to provide coverage to retired New York City employees, and parent company CVS Health is implementing layoffs and restructuring as revenues decline. 

Over a dozen states fell behind processing Medicaid applications in May as they redetermined the eligibility of existing members, according to CMS. 

Florida's Medicaid program could be facing a financial shortfall, as more residents than the state predicted have remained on the program through the redetermination process, Florida Politics reported Aug. 14.