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Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare is acquiring AgeWell New York's Medicaid managed long-term care business.

Cigna is selling $5.75 billion of its international insurance businesses to the world's largest property and casualty insurer, Chubb.

Humana appointed Vivek Garg, MD, as CMO of its Primary Care Organization, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Centers.

Humana is launching a new Medicare Advantage PPO plan in 37 rural counties across North Carolina.

After notifying some employees of new COVID-19 vaccination requirements, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee fired its first employees who did not get the shot. 

The State of Connecticut Health Plan's payment model with Dallas-based Signify Health has been named an Advanced Alternative Payment Model by CMS. 

Optum and St. Louis-Mo.-based SSM Health are partnering on a range of functions to improve accessible, affordable healthcare across the Midwest.

A lawsuit out of Florida is challenging Anthem's decision not to cover an air ambulance trip, despite the patient's physician deeming it medically necessary.

New York insurers and employers are bracing for the impacts of Gov. Kathy Hochul's sweeping measures to address hospital staffing shortages by waiving prior authorizations, among other requirements. 

The latest conversations surrounding expanding Medicaid coverage involve considerations of pulling funds bookmarked for encouraging expansions and instead using them to create a federal option.