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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is taking advantage of new federal flexibilities to preserve Medicaid eligibility for residents who must complete renewal forms by the end of June.

Optum Rx will add more biosimilar competitors of expensive biologic Humira beginning July 1. 

Clover Health has reached settlement agreements in seven derivative lawsuits, resolving all remaining civil litigation that accused the company of misleading investors and committing securities fraud preceding its initial public offering in 2021. 

Humana will open seven new CenterWell primary care clinics in Tennessee this year. 

States have started disenrolling members from Medicaid for the first time since 2020 as pandemic continuous coverage requirements come to an end. 

From completed divestitures to shareholders shooting down a pair of proposals that took aim at executive pay, here are eight Centene updates to know from the first six months of 2023. 

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is putting $10 million behind a partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to address youth mental health. 

A federal judge in Florida struck down the state's attempt to prohibit Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, Politico reported June 21. 

New York City's $15 billion contract to provide Medicare Advantage to 250,000 retired city employees and their dependents is facing more court challenges. 

GLP-1 drugs have shown short-term benefits for people with diabetes, but the long-term impact of the drugs is unclear, Elevance Health CEO Gail Boudreaux said in a June 21 Wall Street Journal report.