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A lawsuit filed Sept. 13 accuses Aetna of discriminatory policies against LGBTQ members who seek fertility treatments. 

The rollout of Texas' Senate Bill 8, dubbed the Heartbeat Act, which bans abortions six weeks after conception, may jeopardize health plans that provide abortion coverage. 

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom's position remains contentious, many looking to keep him in office are looking for state insurance reform in return. 

With the relative success of vaccine mandates in keeping employees safe, company mandates may have the potential to lower healthcare costs as well.

The state of Georgia is looking for value as it seeks to offer another Medicaid contract to a managed care company.

Blue Shield of California announced Sept. 10 a collaboration with Walgreens to deliver additional services to members.

Medicare Advantage insurer SCAN Health Plan will be expanding its market reach into Arizona and Nevada for 2022. It's the first time the payer will offer products outside of California, where it currently has 220,000 members.

A study published in JAMA Health Forum found that after 2.7 million Americans lost their insurance in the spring and summer of 2020, fall saw declining insurance rates stabilize.

An Urban Institute report funded by the Commonwealth Fund found that permanently keeping subsidies created by the American Rescue Plan Act and expanding marketplace subsidies to close the Medicaid coverage gap would strengthen insurance coverage and affordability. 

UnitedHealthcare is paying about half the rate that other insurers are for COVID-19 shots, which pediatricians fear could hinder vaccination rates.