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The California Medical Association wants Cigna to rescind a recently announced policy the group said "effectively penalizes physicians for providing efficient, unscheduled care to Cigna enrollees."

The company formerly known as Anthem commemorated its official rebranding to Elevance Health on June 28 by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and beginning to trade under the new ticker symbol "ELV."

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 access to abortion services.

Top White House officials told private insurers to take immediate steps to ensure they are complying with no-cost contraceptive coverage options required in the ACA. 

Cigna is planning to renovate a 153,462-square-foot data center in Windsor, Conn., at a cost of $386 million, according to the Hartford Business Journal.

Healthcare deals have declined in 2022 across all sectors compared to last year, but signs of improvement exist, according to a PwC report published June 22.  

Missouri will not take up CMS' offer to allow state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans to provide postpartum care for up to one year after birth, the Kansas City Beacon reported June 25.

Arvada, Colo.-based Hue Health is launching a direct primary care health plan with Phoenix-based Banner Health in northern Colorado. 

Health insurance coverage of abortion was limited when Roe v. Wade was in effect and will become more limited now that the Supreme Court has overturned the case, CNBC reported June 27. 

Payers in New York are seeking higher premium rate increases for 2023, citing inflation and ongoing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Journal News reported June 21.