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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. 

Bright Health Group is asking shareholders to OK a reverse stock split as it tries to remain in compliance with stock exchange listing standards, the Star Tribune reported March 28. 

The American Gastroenterological Association is asking its members to contact UnitedHealthcare to stop new prior authorization requirements from going into effect. 

California's Department of Managed Health Care has fined Centene's Health Net $225,000 for failure to accurately pay $1.2 million in claims to providers. 

Texas regulators have placed Friday Health Plans into liquidation and ordered the company to end all business in the state.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a Medicaid expansion bill into law, which is expected to provide coverage to more than 600,000 state residents, according to a March 27 news release from his office.