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Across the country, states and private insurers are struggling to catch their Medicaid members up to statewide vaccination rates. 

With Tropical Storm Henri ravaging regions of the East Coast Aug. 24, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is issuing expedited access to care for over 360,000 affected members in the area. 

Leon Medical Centers Health Plans, a part of Cigna, is partnering with HCA East Florida to make the network accessible for approximately 40,000 Medicare Advantage members.

Cigna is moving 2,100 employees of Evernorth — which includes Express Scripts — to the former Honeywell International headquarters in Morris Plains, N.J.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug. 25 that requires insurers to cover mental healthcare in an effort to ensure access to services.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid will be launching its state program in July 2022, including changes to rules and how it spends its $20 billion budget.

Payers are adjusting their approaches to in-person work amid delta variant surges and recent COVID-19 vaccination approvals. 

Cigna is expanding its Affordable Care Act marketplace reach to three states and reaching more counties in three states it serves. 

Children age 12 and older on Medicaid are eligible for Ohio's $100 COVID-19 vaccination incentive, cincinnati.com reported Aug. 25. 

Israeli startup Antidote Health is looking to plug the uninsured into care through a reimagined digital-first relationship with providers.