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Texas Health Aetna is extending its contract with Denver-based telemedicine company CirrusMD for another three years.

CMS is distributing $452 million to 13 states through reinsurance waivers to support affordable coverage.

The only two physicians on the Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board, which oversees the state's Medicaid program, have stepped down after Gov. J. Kevin Stitt requested that they resign, according to local news station Fox 25.

Humana is seeing a surge in COVID-19 claims over the past several weeks, but at the same time, other claims are on the decline. 

Sandra Guerra, MD, former Humana CMO, is suing the company for alleged employment discrimination over her race and gender, which she claims played a role in her firing.

Three former football players pleaded guilty to defrauding an NFL health reimbursement plan as part of a nationwide scheme.

Health insurance lobby AHIP is asking government officials to implement a "good faith safe harbor" as insurers adjust to an upcoming surprise billing rule.

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health Plan completed its acquisition of Gateway Health Plan on Sept. 7, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine is creating Peak Health, a health insurance services company, to serve its 30,000 employees.

Centene announced a pair of executive appointments Sept. 7, with Brent Layton named president and COO, and Sarah London named vice chair for Centene's board of directors.