Medica, a health insurer based in Minnesota, will cap the cost of insulin for its Minnesota members at $25 a month, according to TwinCities.com.
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Kansas officials have notified Aetna that its Medicaid contract is in danger of being terminated for failing on the agreement, according to public radio station KCUR.
Cigna is planning to expand its Medicare Advantage footprint by 14 percent next year, according to Forbes.
After months of mediation, a lawsuit filed by WellStar Health Systems against Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, known as Anthem Blue, is still pending, according to the Cobb Business Journal.
The Louisiana Department of Health has selected Humana as one of four Medicaid managed care organizations that it will contract with for Medicaid benefits and services.
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Only one health system — Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health — agreed to join the North Carolina State Health Plan during the second sign-up period, which ended Aug. 5, reports the Winston-Salem Journal.
UnitedHealthcare is offering free emotional support for people affected by last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is taking over a building vacated by Target on Chicago's South Side, with plans to repurpose it for offices and a community wellness center, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Matt Eyles, CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, believes "Medicare for All" proposals that would eliminate private health plans are "absolutely the wrong approach," he told the USA TODAY editorial board in an interview.
Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and Anthem have reached an in-network agreement.