Payer

Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company received an estimated $6.24 million in Medicare Advantage overpayments in 2016 and 2017, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General audit published March 28. 

The American Medical Association is urging insurers to cover the cost of naloxone, through a prescription or over the counter, at low or no cost. 

Humana will fund three new faculty positions at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia with a $12 million endowment. 

A federal judge in Texas has struck down an ACA provision that requires insurance companies to provide coverage for preventive services such as certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs.

Millions of people will no longer be covered by Medicaid over the next 14 months.

UnitedHealthcare is moving forward with a plan to eliminate 20 percent of its current prior authorizations and implement a national gold-card program. 

Louisiana is planning to spend $195.8 million as it redetermines Medicaid eligibility for the roughly 2 million residents receiving benefits from the program, according to the Louisiana Illuminator. 

Centene CEO Sarah London was paid $13.2 million in total compensation in 2022, according to regulatory filings published March 24. 

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are moving to trim their prior authorization programs, which providers have criticized as burdensome, The Wall Street Journal reported March 29. 

The recently-rebranded Cigna Group is adding executives and new partnerships.