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Cigna subsidiary Express Scripts named Christine Gilroy, MD, its incoming CMO.

Stephen Tahta, MD, will serve as the new president and general manager of Cigna-owned Allegiance Benefit Plan Management, the Montana-based insurance agency said Nov. 19.

Aetna sued several radiology companies and clinicians Nov. 17, alleging they provided unlicensed services, billed for services they didn't perform and upcoded billing to inflate charges linked to COVID-19 testing.

A petition with over 1,500 physician signatures is calling on HHS to end the CMS Medicare direct contracting program. 

America's Health Insurance Plans elected David Holmberg, Highmark Health president and CEO, on Nov. 18 to chair its board.

A $2 million, three-year grant from the UnitedHealth Foundation is helping St. Louis-based Harris-Stowe University launch a bioinformatics program. 

A Nov. 18 agreement between Humana and Albertsons Cos. adds Safeway, Jewel-Osco and Albertsons pharmacies among others to the payer's preferred cost-sharing network.

Tufts-Harvard Pilgrim health insurance company Point32Health named Patricia Howard its chief operating officer Nov. 18. 

In tandem with the Maryland Department of Health, Optum announced a recoupment schedule on Nov. 17 for behavioral health providers to refund overpayments to state Medicaid and health programs. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and wellness consulting firm National Fitness Campaign will build 15 public outdoor fitness courts across the commonwealth next year.