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From the completed sale of its international insurance businesses in six Asia Pacific markets, to plans to renovate a data center in Connecticut, here are eight headlines about Cigna since June 10. 

About 700,000 children have gained health coverage since 2019 due to federal pandemic policies, but that trend could reverse without legislative action, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.

Payers are working to expand their Medicare Advantage markets despite increased federal scrutiny, Forbes reported July 4. 

The CMS transparency in coverage rule took effect July 1, requiring payers nationwide to publish the cost of nearly every healthcare service they've negotiated with providers. But it will take time before any of that data is useful to patients,…

Following the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, payers across the nation issued responses that ranged from total denouncement of the decision to commitments to support employee and member access to abortion services through new "travel…

After a few years of significant disruption in healthcare delivery, it’s time to think beyond crisis mode and build on what we’ve learned. We must continue to deliver the full continuum of high-quality care across physical and virtual locations — and…

A California Senate bill aims to cut prior authorization red tape by allowing physicians to spend less time on paperwork and billing. 

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to every major payer in the state June 28 to urge them to provide coverage of reproductive healthcare as much as possible.

For every dollar large employers spend on health insurance-related costs, they get back $1.47, a figure that is expected to grow in coming years, according to a new study from Avalere Health.

From the Supreme Court declining to hear its appeal of a CMS rule meant to recoup Medicare Advantage overpayments from payers, to the FTC seeking more information on its proposed acquisition of LHC Group, here are 10 headlines about UnitedHealth…