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From selling a majority of its stake in Kindred at Home to a favorable ruling in a court case against Celgene, here are five recent headlines about Louisville, Ky.-based Humana:

Empire BlueCross BlueShield members will soon have increased access to at-home care services through a multiyear agreement with mobile health service provider DocGo. 

Lawmakers in California, Illinois and Connecticut have recently taken action to expand Medicaid coverage to noncitizens:

SelectHealth is adding University of Utah hospitals, clinics and providers to its Medicare Advantage provider network. 

Centene has signed a definitive agreement to sell Magellan Rx and Pantherx Rare in two separate deals for a total of $2.8 billion.

Cigna has launched a new oncology consulting service to improve health outcomes for members.

Forty Florida medical practices are suing UnitedHealth over the pricing and payment of medical bills, Lawstreet Media reported May 4. 

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment increased by 22.1 percent between February 2020 and January 2022, according to a May 2 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon named Renee Balsiger its new vice president of sales. 

A federal judge in California certified a class action lawsuit against Aetna on April 26 from at least 23 members who claim the CVS Health subsidiary denied them coverage for medically necessary liposuction treatments.