CMS approved Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington D.C.'s proposals to expand Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months.
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Citing a plan to adopt a more "modern, flexible work environment," Centene said June 17 it is planning to reduce its real estate footprint by 65 percent.
Seven payers were named June 16 in Points of Light's 10th annual "Civic 50 honorees," a national standard for corporate citizenship and how companies use their time, skills and resources to drive social impact in their communities and company.
The Commonwealth Fund released its "2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance" on June 16 to examine how well each state's healthcare system performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis included health insurance coverage rates in each state in 2020.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is partnering with San Francisco-based Castlight Health to launch a new health, wellness and care navigation solution for commercial health plan members, beginning Jan. 1.
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Montana's new Medicaid director Mike Randol was questioned about his privatization experiences in other states during his first hearing before state lawmakers, the Montana Free Press reported June 15.
With Anthem rebranding at the end of June to Elevance Health, the payer is launching two new subsidiaries: Carelon and Wellpoint.
To prevent insurance coverage lapses when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, the American Medical Association is encouraging states to ease transitions for Medicaid beneficiaries who lose eligibility to other health plans.
Cigna is buying back $3.5 billion in common stock through accelerated repurchase agreements with Mizuho Markets Americas and Morgan Stanley, the insurer announced June 16.
Inaccuracies in Medicare's race and ethnicity data have hurt CMS' ability to assess health disparities, the HHS Office of the Inspector General said in a June 15 report.