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Here are 11 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since July 22: 

Several payers are scaling back their prior authorization requirements in an effort to ease administrative burdens on providers. 

In 38 U.S. counties, three in four Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, according to data from KFF. 

On average, residents of Mississippi, New Mexico and Florida spend more than 10% of their annual salaries on health insurance premiums for coverage provided by their employer, according to AHIP's 2024 "Coverage at Work" report published in July.

Eight states have at least five million residents that receive health coverage from their employer, according to AHIP's 2024 "Coverage at Work" report published in July.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is the most efficient user of technology and most innovative user of artificial intelligence within the BCBS system, according to an Aug. 8 report from Harvard Business Review.

The nation's largest payers have filed their second-quarter earnings reports, revealing which recorded the largest profits.

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $2.10 per-share cash dividend to be paid on Sept. 24. 

Insurance covers some of the costs for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for around 1 in 4 Americans, according to data from Leverage and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The country's largest payers reported year-over-year increases in medical cost ratios, with the exception of Elevance Health, which decreased 0.1%.