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Two studies published Oct. 6 — one by Mercer shared with Becker's and one by Willis Towers Watson — project employer health benefit costs to increase between 4.7 and 5.2 percent in 2022.

United Health Foundation's "America’s Health Rankings 2021 Health of Women and Children Report" report cites an increase in maternal mortality and a decrease in women and child physical activity.

Anthem announced three executive leadership moves Oct. 5, effective immediately. 

The surge in ACA marketplace enrollments is drawing attention to public insurance's lacking coverage of gender-affirming hormone treatments.

UnitedHealth Group announced Oct. 5 that a significant portion of its U.S.-based team is subject to a new COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

The National Community Pharmacists Association brought complaints to the Justice Department regarding UnitedHealth Group's $8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare. 

Kentucky, Maine and New Mexico are all launching new state marketplaces for 2022, transitioning them away from healthcare.gov.

Nearly 80,000 Georgia residents are being affected by UnitedHealthcare and Wellstar's failure to renew their in-network contract, which expired Oct. 3. 

The country's two largest insurers — UnitedHealthcare and Anthem — are behind on billions of dollars of payments to hospitals due to new reimbursement rules, claims issues and retroactive claims denials, according to a Kaiser Health News article republished in USA…

Eric Palmer is the newly appointed CEO of Evernorth, succeeding Tim Wentworth on Sept. 23. Mr. Palmer, who joined Cigna in 1998, played an integral role in Evernorth's September 2020 launch. The platform is a rebranding of Cigna's health services…