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.
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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.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., settled a six-year legal battle over Horizon's tiered insurance system, according to an April 7 report at NJ.com.
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Cigna is offering members who use certain psoriasis drugs $500 to switch to a different brand, according to the American Journal of Managed Care.
The University of Vermont Health Network in Burlington and insurer MVP Health Care partnered to offer a Medicare Advantage plan.
President Joe Biden moved to unwind Medicaid work requirements in Michigan and Wisconsin, after pulling the rules in Arkansas and New Hampshire.
UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance unit of UnitedHealth Group, named Brian Thompson CEO.
Aetna will manage services for Ohio children with complex behavioral health needs under a new Medicaid program.