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Disparities between coverage for behavioral health services and medical/surgical services are widening, according to a research report from consulting firm Milliman.

Aetna's Medicaid contract in Kansas is still at risk, but state regulators said the insurer is turning around its operations for the better, NPR affiliate KCUR reports.

Tennessee formally requested permission from the Trump administration Nov. 20 to fund its Medicaid program through a block grant, according to The Hill.

Sixty-seven percent of Humana's individual Medicare members were connected with primary care physicians in value-based payment models in 2018 — a shift from fee-for-service that has lowered the health insurer's costs and improved outcomes, Humana said Nov. 21.

In 2018, employees in Maine faced the highest average deductibles for single-person plans in the nation, according to an analysis from left-leaning think tank The Commonwealth Fund.

Walmart's expanded telehealth pilot, announced in October, will use services owned by UnitedHealth Group, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield mistakenly listed WellStar Medical Group as a network provider for its ACA marketplace plan, according to an alert from the Office of Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. 

Anthem Blue Cross filed a lawsuit against the federal government to recoup $100 million in payments under the ACA, according to Bloomberg Law.

Of the 5.7 billion robocalls made in October, around 288 million were proposing health insurance, according to data from call-blocking smartphone app YouMail and cited by The Washington Post.

Humana and Seoul Medical Group expanded their risk-based agreement in Hawaii, the organizations said Nov. 19.