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Cigna appointed Gina Papush to its newly created global chief data and analytics officer position Sept. 4.

Medicaid paid for about 2 in 5 births, or 43 percent of all deliveries, in 2017, according to recent data from the CDC.

WellCare Health Plans, a Tampa, Fla.-based health insurer specializing in managed Medicaid and Medicare Advantage policies, completed its acquisition of Meridian Health Sept. 1.

While the U.S. remains one of the only high-income countries without universal health insurance coverage, the ACA managed to improve care for residents across the nation, with more than 20 million people gaining insurance coverage, Newsweek reports.

America's largest cable company, Comcast, is bypassing health insurers to tackle its medical costs directly — and has kept its healthcare costs nearly flat while other large employers watch their costs rise an average 3 percent each year, according to…

Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Aug. 27, requiring health insurance companies in the state to cover egg, sperm and embryo preservation for patients with cancer and other diseases, according to Chicago Tribune.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans say they've received a surprise medical bill they thought would be covered by insurance, according to a recent survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, which comprises about 120 physicians and 400 anesthesiologists, reached an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, AMG told Becker's Hospital Review in an Aug. 29 news release.

Highmark and Allegheny Health Network, both in Pittsburgh, launched a pilot program under which Highmark will reimburse ambulance companies for some calls where patients are not taken to a hospital, according to Trib Live.

WellCare Health Plans, a contractor that administers Missouri Medicaid plans, accidentally exposed the personal health information of 19,570 children in a mailing error, The Kansas City Star reports.