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In September, Cigna rebranded its health services division as Evernorth. 

Health insurers can expect several factors, like interest rates, regulation and possible transformation of government healthcare, to negatively affect their credit in the long term, according to a new report from credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare and Humana signed a new in-network agreement for Humana's commercial and government members in Florida, the organizations said Nov. 12.

The following payer executives changed their positions in November so far.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan struck a partnership with Premise Health, a direct healthcare company based in Brentwood, Tenn., to create employer-sponsored health and wellness centers.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, trends showed increased interest in the use of telehealth services by healthcare professionals and patients.

CVS Health named Daniel Finke as the new president of its Aetna healthcare benefits segment Nov. 11.

Nationwide, health insurers have paid about $2.5 billion in premium rebates to members under the ACA's medical loss ratio requirement, according to data from CMS.

UnitedHealthcare didn't violate federal or state parity laws in denying coverage for out-of-state mental health services sought by one of its members, an appellate court said in a Nov. 9 opinion.

Some hospitals in Georgia will no longer contract with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia's ACA marketplace plans, according to WALB 10 News.