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Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health Plan entered a partnership agreement with Cigna effective June 1 to expand the plan's network.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down an initiative for a privatized Medicaid program. 

Eight health insurers made Fortune's 2021 list of the top 500 highest-earning U.S. companies. Here's how they ranked based on total revenue for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2020:

South Dakota organizations are working with national nonprofit The Fairness Project to get a Medicaid expansion initiative on the 2022 ballot, according to Forbes.

Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Va., and Cigna ended their network agreement May 30, according to The Free Lance-Star.

CVS Health and its CEO, Karen Lynch, made Fortune 500 history by becoming the highest-ranked company to be helmed by a female CEO, according to a June 2 news release.

America's Health Insurance Plans has updated its brand and mission, according to a June 1 news release. Here are five things to know:

Oklahoma City-based OU Health Physicians will remain in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma through June 30 of next year, according to a news release shared with Becker's June 2. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CMO Sandhya Rao, MD, spoke to Becker's about her time at the JPMorgan, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway startup Haven, and the primary focus of her current role at BCBS.

Lisa White, director of value-based transformation at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, recently discussed a renewed focus on patient care strategies due to the pandemic on Becker's payer podcast.