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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are getting savvier and expecting more from their plans, executives at the top-rated insurers for customer satisfaction told Becker's. 

Interest in Cigna's GLP-1 management program is "through the roof," CEO David Cordani told investors. 

From releasing more details about its national prior authorization gold-card program to reportedly eyeing a potential acquisition of Surgical Partners, here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since Aug. 13: 

Elevance Health will expand its Wellpoint individual plans to three states in 2025. 

Three health benefits companies have been named among the 50 most promising private insurtechs in the world by CB Insights.

GLP-1 medication costs are one factor contributing to tighter margins in the Medicaid space, Centene executives said. 

Humana will stop offering Medicare Advantage in 13 counties in 2025, CFO Susan Diamond said Sept. 4. 

The trend of health insurers launching products without traditional deductibles is accelerating, reflecting a broader shift toward consumer-centric healthcare. As member expectations evolve, insurers are increasingly offering plans that emphasize transparency and simplicity.

Health Care Service Corp., parent of BCBS Illinois, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma and New Mexico, is launching an "alternative health plan" with no deductibles or copays for large, self-funded employers.

The challenges Medicare Advantage insurers are facing now aren't without precedent, according to an analysis from OliverWyman.