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  1. UnitedHealthcare, Cigna prior authorization cuts not to be confused with major progress: AMA

    UnitedHealthcare and Cigna's prior authorization cuts are steps in the right direction, but the American Medical Association is "careful not to confuse positive developments with major progress," the organization's immediate past president Jack Resneck, MD, said. 
  2. Nevada adds 114,000 residents back to Medicaid rolls

    A federal policy change has allowed Nevada reinstate Medicaid coverage to 114,000 residents who lost coverage because they did not return their renewal documentation. 
  3. UnitedHealth Group to leave HQ building for Optum campus

    UnitedHealth Group will move from its headquarters building in Minnetonka, Minn., to Optum's campus in Eden Prairie, Minn., in 2024, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Sept. 18. 

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  1. NCQA: The best-rated commercial health plans in each state | 2023

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the best commercial health plans of 2023 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.
  2. Blue Cross of Idaho names chief medical officer, COO

    Blue Cross of Idaho has named Melissa Kizilos, MD, as chief medical officer and Leslie Carter as chief operations officer. 
  3. The best-rated Medicare Advantage plans in each state, per NCQA

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance awarded 24 Medicare Advantage contracts 4.5 star ratings for 2023. 
  4. The best-rated Medicaid plans of 2023, per NCQA

    Thirteen Medicaid plans in seven states received 4.5 star ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. 

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  1. How Medicare Advantage plans can tackle loneliness, per Elevance Health

    A program designed to support socially-isolated Medicare Advantage members helped improve feelings of loneliness and depression, according to a report from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute. 
  2. States ranked by percentage of publicly insured residents in 2022

    New Mexico had the highest share of publicly insured residents in 2022, with over half of the state's residents receiving insurance through Medicaid, Medicare and other public programs, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau published Sept. 14. 

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