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UnitedHealthcare purchased Golden Valley, Minn.-based PreferredOne Aug. 16, further establishing the insurer's presence in its home state. 

While employers and observers are mulling over increasing the cost of health insurance for those who have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, some argue those proposals could jeopardize crucial healthcare reform. 

CMS doubled the time states will have to determine Medicaid enrollees' eligibility status after the federal public health emergency ends.

A former health insurance executive is criticizing the country's performance in a recent report that found the U.S. ranks last among 11 high-income countries for healthcare.

Alignment Health Plan is offering a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan alongside Rite Aid, the companies announced Aug. 16. 

Cigna will continue to grow its partnership with Waltham, Mass.-based Fresenius Medical Care North America as it pens an agreement to extend its collaborative effort to support kidney failure patients. 

Centene appointed Rich Fisher as senior vice president and Medicare CEO.

A Columbia, Miss., woman pleaded guilty to siphoning money from Medicare over two years by fraudulently billing for medical equipment.

As cost and complexity grow to be "fundamental" challenges to employers looking at health insurance amid the pandemic, businesses are looking for holistic ways to manage coverage, said Tara Krauss, head of accident and health for QBE North America.

A federal appeals court ruled against UnitedHealthcare Aug. 13 in a case involving Medicare Advantage overpayments.