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The Cigna Group beat investor expectations and reported major growth at Evernorth in its second quarter earnings published Aug. 1.

UnitedHealthcare will launch its national gold-card program on Oct. 1. 

The Medicare Advantage sector needs to get better at understanding where it can deliver value to taxpayers, Humana CEO Jim Rechtin said. 

The two-midnight rule is driving up inpatient costs for Humana. 

Humana expects to lose a "few hundred thousand" Medicare Advantage members through market and plan exits in 2025. 

Four former Wells Fargo employees are suing the financial services company, alleging it mismanaged its employee health plan. 

Humana reported $679 million in net income in the second quarter of 2024. 

Recent research has examined how Medicare Advantage plans differ on end-of-life care and costs than fee-for-service Medicare. 

Centene is planning to scale back its Medicare Advantage presence in 2025, and another health system is eyeing a split with a large MA insurer. 

Medicare Advantage plans available in the most socially vulnerable counties in the U.S. tend to have lower star ratings than those in less vulnerable counties, a study published July 23 in JAMA Network Open found.