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The insurance industry is mounting its largest lobbying fight in years against CMS' proposed Medicare Advantage rate changes, The New York Times reported March 22. 

Despite a complete exit from the ACA market and a major scaling back of Medicare Advantage plans last year, Bright Health Group has awarded its top executives $3.77 million in cash bonuses for their performances in 2022.

Humana's longest serving board member is set to step down, and the company is inking new agreements and winding down its commercial group medical insurance business. 

Curative, a startup health insurance company, is expanding its offerings to 20 counties in the Austin and San Antonio, Texas, regions. 

State Medicaid agencies are facing staff shortages as they prepare to process Medicaid enrollment and eligibility verification for the first time in three years. 

California officials are looking to the federal government to approve a plan that would allow the state's Medicaid program to pay for housing for some Medi-Cal members, the Los Angeles Times reported March 20. 

Inadequate insurance coverage is one of the main causes of medical debt, American Hospital Association leaders say. 

California lawmakers are mulling a proposal that would give Gov. Gavin Newsom a deadline for implementing a single payer healthcare system in the state, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 21. 

Medicare Advantage and Medicare supplement enrollees both reported high levels of satisfaction with their coverage, according to a survey from eHealth. 

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health posted an operating income of $440 million on revenues of $26 billion for fiscal year 2022, but investment slumps resulted in a net loss of $346 million for the year. Excluding investment losses, the company reported net…