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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Kentucky has collaborated with Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare on an initiative to lower costs of hospital-administered medications, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported Aug. 2.

Here's how Anthem, Centene, Humana, Molina Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group fared in the three-month period ended June 30:

Cigna's call center employees have demanded the company improve its working conditions, The Guardian reported Aug. 3.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has solidified a new contract agreement with UnitedHealthcare, effective Aug. 1. 

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…