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UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii signed a contract to manage parts of the state's Medicaid program for five and a half years, according to a statement released on April 6.

The Ohio Department of Medicaid contracted with six commercial insurers to manage the state's $20 billion managed care program.

Nearly 200,000 bottles of acetaminophen in health kits distributed by Humana were recalled, though only 16,000 of the insurer's members actually received the kits, according to the FDA and Humana.

Anthem is offering financial incentives to encourage its employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Thirty percent of Medicare beneficiaries are near-poor and may experience what is called a Medicaid coverage "cliff," according to a study in Health Affairs. 

HealthEquity announced it will acquire Further, a health savings account business run by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota parent Stella Health, for $500 million.

More than 500,000 Americans signed up for ACA marketplace health insurance during the 2021 special enrollment period, according to a press release from CMS.

Health insurance startup Bright Health has acquired telehealth company Zipnosis.

The Cigna and Oscar partnership, Cigna + Oscar, has expanded its small business health coverage in California, the companies said April 8.

Highmark is facing a lawsuit filed by a former care management nurse who alleges the health insurer didn't pay required overtime for such tasks as reviewing authorization requests, according to Trib Live.