CVS Health / Aetna
Signals mentioning CVS Health, Aetna.
50 signals
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- Oklahoma 2
- Pennsylvania 2
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- West Virginia 1
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Baba nabs $40M series A, backed by FirstMark Capital and CVS Health Ventures, for AI-powered Medicare patient navigation
The AI company plans to use the funding to further its research, reach more health plans and accelerate value-based arrangements, executives say.
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
CVS’ Oak Street Health gets chief medical officer
CVS Health named Maria Wilson, MD, as chief medical officer of Oak Street Health, the company’s value-based primary care centers for older adults. Dr. Wilson has been with Oak Street Health since 2017, most recently serving as an executive medical director, according to her LinkedIn profile. “It’s a privilege to take on this role in […] The post CVS’ Oak Street Health gets chief medical officer appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
General Motors to transition from BCBS Michigan to Aetna for salaried employees
One of Michigan’s largest employers, General Motors, is switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to Aetna for the administration of salaried, non-unionized employees’ health plans, as reported Oct. 8 by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News. An Aetna website confirmed the insurer will “become GM’s national medical carrier” starting in 2027. […] The post General Motors to transition from BCBS Michigan to Aetna for salaried employees appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Paye...
CVS Health / Aetna + Blue Cross Blue Shield plans · 46 signals · last 30 days -
Insurers, AMA join forces on provider directory data standard
DataSpring, powered by CAQH, assembled a collective of insurers, along with the American Medical Association, to launch a new standard to measure provider directory data quality for individual clinicians on Oct. 13. DataSpring, owned by major health insurers, bridges payer and provider data. Along with DataSpring and the AMA, the Provider Data Collective includes Aetna, […] The post Insurers, AMA join forces on provider directory data standard appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer N...
AetnaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
CVS, DOJ reach $315M settlement in opioid prescription case
CVS Health has reached a $315 million settlement with the Department of Justice that resolves allegations the pharmacy giant knowingly filled unlawful opioid prescriptions.
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
CVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in 2019 by former CVS employee Hillary Estright in 2019 under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims...
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Humana rebounds, Aetna slips: Winners and losers in the 2027 MA star ratings
Federal regulators released the hotly anticipated star ratings for the 2027 Medicare Advantage plan year, and winners and losers emerged in the data.
HumanaAetnaHumana + CVS Health / Aetna · 24 signals · last 30 days -
Ascension pulls back from insurance to focus on care delivery
St. Louis-based Ascension is continuing to scale back its health insurance business, shedding ownership stakes in health plans and redirecting capital toward its core strength: care delivery. The latest move is Ascension’s agreement to sell its ownership stake in Arizona Medicaid managed care plan Mercy Care to CVS Health subsidiary Aetna. San Francisco-based Dignity Health, […] The post Ascension pulls back from insurance to focus on care delivery appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Pa...
CVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
‘This is an agent doing this’: Health insurers deploy AI to make your next medical appointment
Booking an appointment with a provider often means confirming they’re in network, working through an automated phone menu and trading available times with a receptionist. But for some UnitedHealthcare and Aetna members, an AI agent is now handling that work. Senior executives at both insurers have described their scheduling tools publicly in recent months as […] The post ‘This is an agent doing this’: Health insurers deploy AI to make your next medical appointment appeared first on Becker's P...
UnitedHealthcareAetnaUnitedHealthcare + CVS Health / Aetna · 57 signals · last 30 days -
Aetna, Horizon BCBS join New Jersey working group to tackle state health benefits affordability
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill launched the State Health Benefits Program Reform Working Group on Oct. 1 to review and advise on health coverage for public employees. Ms. Sherrill announced the working group following a Sept. 2 agreement with 17 state employee unions. Along with unions, participants include public employer organizations, legislative offices and […] The post Aetna, Horizon BCBS join New Jersey working group to tackle state health benefits affordability appeared firs...
CVS Health / Aetna + Blue Cross Blue Shield plans · 46 signals · last 30 days -
Aetna to acquire health plan from Ascension, CommonSpirit
San Francisco-based Dignity Health, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, reached an agreement to transfer its share of co-owned Arizona managed care health plan, Mercy Care, to CVS Health subsidiary Aetna. CommonSpirit had a 49.75% ownership interest in Mercy Care as of June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025, according to CommonSpirit’s fiscal year 2026 report. Dignity […] The post Aetna to acquire health plan from Ascension, CommonSpirit appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Claims against Aetna dismissed in Zelis antitrust repricing case
A Massachusetts federal judge dismissed claims against Aetna on Sept. 30 in antitrust litigation over the use of Zelis’ repricing tools. The judge determined the providers’ latest complaint did not plausibly allege Aetna used the tools. The plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint in August, following a first amended complaint in June 2025. The first […] The post Claims against Aetna dismissed in Zelis antitrust repricing case appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
Aetna MassachusettsCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Court greenlights Chapter 11 plan for CVS’ Omnicare
A federal judge in Texas signed off on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Omnicare, CVS Health’s long-term care pharmacy, Sept. 17. Omnicare filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2025 in the wake of a false claims case that neared a $950 million judgment. Under the plan, the settlement between CVS and the Justice Department […] The post Court greenlights Chapter 11 plan for CVS’ Omnicare appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS Health TexasCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Texas judge signs off on bankruptcy plans for CVS' Omnicare unit
CVS Health's Omnicare unit has started voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as it navigates a series of legal challenges.
CVS Health TexasCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Aetna expands bundled prior auths for cancer care
Aetna is expanding bundled prior authorizations across all types of cancer for enrollees in its Medicaid plans across eight states.
AetnaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Chief medical officer for CVS’ Oak Street Health steps down
Marisa Rogers, MD, has left her role as chief medical officer for Oak Street Health, CVS Health’s primary care company for older adults. “We built our clinical teams, invested in our leaders, advanced our care model, improved quality, and navigated more change and transformation than I could have imagined,” Dr. Rogers said in a Sept. […] The post Chief medical officer for CVS’ Oak Street Health steps down appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Ascension sells ownership in Arizona Medicaid plan to Aetna
The sale lets Ascension shed insurance risk while Aetna gains a stake in a profitable plan serving high-margin dual-eligible members.
Aetna ArizonaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Ascension to sell its stake in Arizona insurer to Aetna
St. Louis-based Ascension has reached an agreement to transfer full ownership of its co-owned Arizona managed care health plan, Mercy Care, to CVS Health subsidiary Aetna, a spokesperson for Ascension confirmed with Becker’s. Ascension co-owns the plan with San Francisco-based CommonSpirit’s Dignity Health. The agreement is subject to regulatory reviews and approvals. “Mercy Care has long served vulnerable […] The post Ascension to sell its stake in Arizona insurer to Aetna appeared first on...
CVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Aetna broadens access to oncology prior auth bundles
CVS Health’s Aetna is expanding prior authorization bundles for cancer, available to some Medicaid members as of Sept. 1. The update impacts Medicaid members with providers in Oklahoma, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Kentucky and West Virginia who use the Eviti portal for prior authorizations. Aetna anticipates broadening eligibility to Medicare and commercial members […] The post Aetna broadens access to oncology prior auth bundles appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues...
CVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
CVS Aetna streamlines cancer prior authorizations
The insurer will bundle preapprovals for all types of cancer care into one upfront request in a bid to cut back on paperwork for doctors.
AetnaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
‘We are going to hit the gas’: Aetna president details insurer’s turnaround
Aetna’s two-year financial turnaround has taken hold following a leadership overhaul, thousands of ongoing cost management initiatives and a margin recovery plan expected to complete by 2027. “Once you get the fundamentals in place, you start getting credibility, not only with investors, but internally with our employees, and then, in particular, with our members,” Aetna […] The post ‘We are going to hit the gas’: Aetna president details insurer’s turnaround appeared first on Becker's Payer I...
AetnaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
CVS Health’s chief psychiatric officer departs
Taft Parsons III, MD, is leaving his role as CVS Health’s chief psychiatric officer. “Executives decide to try something different, and organizational structures and jobs change,” he said Sept. 11 on LinkedIn. “I’ve benefited from those changes more often than not, and I understand this is simply my turn to find another path toward improving […] The post CVS Health’s chief psychiatric officer departs appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Aetna’s chief medical officer for Medicare departs
Ali Khan, MD, is departing his role as Aetna’s chief medical officer for Medicare. Aetna’s Medicare Advantage business has more than 4 million members. According to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post, Dr. Khan joined Aetna Medicare in early 2024. Previously, he led value-based care at Oak Street Health, another CVS Health subsidiary. “When I joined […] The post Aetna’s chief medical officer for Medicare departs appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News .
CVS HealthAetnaCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days -
Oncology company Thyme Care raises $125M, backed by Morgan Health, Humana and CVS Health Ventures
Thyme Care landed a series E financing round of more than $125 million backed by strategic payers and providers as it aims to expand beyond cancer care navigation.
HumanaCVS HealthHumana + CVS Health / Aetna · 24 signals · last 30 days -
STAT+: GLP-1 drugs are almost single-handedly forcing employers to reconsider workers’ health care
Another hospital system sues CVS Health, how Medicaid cuts will change everything, and more
CVS HealthCVS Health / Aetna · 12 signals · last 30 days