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Humana is expanding its presence in Maryland and bringing Medicare Advantage plans to the Eastern Shore for the insurer's first time.

Oct. 29 marks the deadline for Cigna and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston to reup their contract, which affects 70,000 members. 

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health, a 431-bed, Trinity Health-owned hospital, is the latest in the network to alert patients of a looming contract termination deadline. 

Anthem is asking Virginia state regulators to investigate alleged anticompetitive behavior from Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare after the provider threatened to end its contract with Anthem's Medicare and Medicaid lines of business. 

A report from 24/7 Wall St. identified the U.S. ZIP codes with the highest percentage of residents under 65 years old who have no health insurance. 

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing titled "Health Insurance Coverage in America: Current and Future Role of Federal Programs" on Oct. 20, where lawmakers and witnesses spoke on the state of health insurance in America. 

Johns Hopkins Medicine's insurance arm, Hopkins Health Advantage MD, is cutting back its reach, dropping about 5,000 customers in Baltimore and Calvert County, Md., The Baltimore Sun reported Oct. 22.

President Joe Biden said during an Oct. 21 town hall that expanding Medicare would be an uphill battle.

Aetna and CVS Health are launching the Aetna Connected Plan with CVS Health in North Carolina.

Aetna has set a September 2022 goal to move to digital payments, remittances and explanation of benefits statements.