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A minimum of 80 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries disenrolled from the program were booted for procedural reasons in nine states, according to a June 29  report from KFF. 

An alternative to UnitedHealthcare's imminent gastroenterology endoscopy prior authorization policy was rejected by representatives from three GI societies, who said that they were "not in a position to appropriately evaluate the UHC proposal with the limited information presented."

Insurance regulators in Massachusetts are examining Point32Health after the company reported a data breach affecting its Harvard Pilgrim commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, State House News Service reported May 29.

Payers can do more to improve the usability of price transparency data, a group of researchers wrote in Health Affairs. 

Medicare Part D beneficiaries that don't receive low-income subsidies spend 2.5 times more out-of-pocket on "ultra-expensive" drugs than those with commercial insurance, a study published May 26 in JAMA Health Forum found. 

Medicaid work requirements were not included in a debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, The New York Times reported May 29. 

CVS Health is expecting Aetna's Medicare Advantage star ratings to hurt its 2024 outlook, and the payer is investing in more value-based care. 

California has the most residents enrolled in self-insured health plans through an employer, while Wyoming has the least, according to a health coverage report published by insurance trade group AHIP in April.

Eight states have at least 1 million residents enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a health coverage report published by insurance trade group AHIP in April.

Utah has the highest percentage of residents enrolled in commercial health plans (68 percent), New Mexico has the highest percentage enrolled in Medicaid (28 percent), and Maine has the highest percentage enrolled in Medicare (22 percent), according to a health…