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Cigna saw its operating performance improve in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, buoyed by membership gains in its commercial insurance units.

Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux said the health insurer's pharmacy benefit manager will launch Jan. 1, 2020, as previously announced, and bring billions in savings, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.

If Democrats win six gubernatorial races, 2.4 million more Americans could gain coverage via Medicaid expansion, according to an Avalere analysis featured by The Hill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has appointed Sukanya Soderland as senior vice president and chief strategy officer.

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physician Group may leave Aetna's provider network if a contract dispute between the two organizations persists, according to The Blade.

Most Medicare beneficiaries — 83 percent — want greater controls on prescription drug costs, according to a survey from online health plan exchange eHealth.

UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, ranked first among 100 organizations HealthiestEmployers honored for employee well-being in 2018.

CMS said it is poised to claw back $1 billion from Medicare Advantage organizations by 2020 through widespread audits, according to a proposed rule.

Anthem posted strong operating results in the third quarter of 2018.

Research on price variation in healthcare often shows the stark differences patients pay for the same procedure at one hospital compared to another. However, a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests payers play an equally…