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Health insurer Anthem now covers emergency medical flights in several states as part of an agreement with helicopter operator Air Methods that went into effect Aug. 15, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Cigna shareholders voted Aug. 24 to approve the insurer's merger with Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S.

The University of Chicago Medicine and Humana inked a value-based care deal to better coordinate care for Humana members in the Chicagoland area.

Since CMS approved Medicaid work requirements in March, some Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries have been required to work 80 hours each month or report exemption status online to maintain benefits, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The Justice Department is asking Anthem to testify in a federal investigation into how the health insurer billed for Medicare Advantage payments, according to court documents filed Aug. 21.

In recent months, some Blue Shield of California members reported sudden, erroneous cancellations of their individual policies, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The largest health insurers make up the S&P Managed Care sector and have led more than 1,100 percent in gains during the market's bull run — twice as much as biotech firms, according to CNBC.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio plans to roll out a program targeted toward chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to create an insurance price comparison tool for consumers in the U.K., three industry executives familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, which comprises about 120 physicians and 400 anesthesiologists, is slated to go out of network with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee if the organizations fail to resolve a dispute over reimbursement rates, according to the Nashville…