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Here are six updates on health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare reported by Becker's Hospital Review in July:

Humana has promoted Sue Schick to president of the health insurer's group, military and specialty businesses, effective Sept. 1.

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Curtis Barnett said the company is supportive of Gov. Asa Huthinson's declaration of a new pandemic emergency, ABC affiliate KATV reported Aug. 1.

Centene subsidiary WellCare of North Carolina has partnered with the state's selected behavioral health plans to assist in care coordination, according to an Aug. 2 news release.

Georgia could recoup $500 million from state Medicaid insurers it overpaid in 2020 and 2021, the Albany Herald reported Aug. 1.

A report from medical research company Kalorama Information shows total out-of-pocket healthcare spending by consumers has reached an estimated $491.6 billion in 2021, a 10 percent increase from 2020 with an anticipated increase of 9.9 percent through 2026, a July…

Several Florida health insurance agencies are being accused of misleading consumers into purchasing plans they thought had full benefits but didn't, according to a July 27 lawsuit.

The California Supreme Court will review a lawsuit filed by physicians that accuses Aetna of violating the Unfair Competition Law.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies Merck & Co. and Glenmark over cholesterol drugs Zetia and Vytorin, the San Francisco Business Times reported July 28.

CMS' plan to extend open enrollment for ACA marketplace exchanges could "disincentivize" consumers from enrolling in a health plan with full-year benefits, AHIP said in a comment published in the federal register July 28.