A chancery court judge in Delaware is set to decide whether Anthem or Cigna is owed money in a breakup battle that ensued in the two years after their failed merger, according to the CT Mirror.
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Federal and Kentucky officials are throwing support behind a Medicaid proposal that would enact work requirements for beneficiaries, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
A judge tasked with signing off on a government settlement allowing CVS Health to acquire Aetna ordered a hearing on the matter, according to Reuters.
Here are three updates on executive compensation for health insurers Centene, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana:
Michael Neidorff, the CEO of Centene Corp., made 396 times what an average employee at the health insurer made in fiscal year 2018, according to a recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association asked a court to deny UPMC's request to join a lawsuit that argues 36 BCBS insurers unlawfully conspired to divide markets and avoid competition with one another, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Twelve health insurers received letters from House Democrats requesting information about their short-term health plans, according to Bloomberg.
Minnesota senators advanced a bill that proposes to maintain subsidies for health insurers for three years, according to the Duluth News Tribune.
Humana agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of pregnancy discrimination, according to Business Insurance.
Humana launched a bundled payment program for Medicare Advantage patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.