Health Plan of Nevada, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary, secured a four-year contract with the State of Nevada as a managed care organization delivering state Medicaid plans.
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Austin, Texas-based Sana is expanding its employer-oriented health coverage to Arizona, the company announced Aug. 24.
Cigna is buying back $2 billion in common stock through accelerated repurchase agreements with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase Bank.
GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, the parent company of Florida Blue, is acquiring San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Triple-S Management in an effort to further secure its foothold in Florida and Puerto Rico.
MedStar's network of Washington D.C.-area hospitals are cutting ties with two insurance plans, leaving about 165,000 Medicaid beneficiaries without access to local providers.
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CMS will delay enforcement of the insurance price transparency rule by six months, according to recent guidance from the agency.
CVS Health employees, including those at Aetna, have until Oct. 31 to get vaccinated if they interact with patients or are a corporate worker.
A cast of insurers are forging ahead with virtual-only healthcare plans, but several are diverging on scope and application.
Iowa's Medicaid program has seen rapid growth throughout the pandemic, which analysts have said puts it in "uncharted territory," according to The Gazette.
Seventy-four percent of health plans are worried about meeting the No Surprises Act's Advanced Explanation of Benefits requirements, according to survey results released Aug. 23 by healthcare payment company Zelis.