Timeline — CVS Health / Aetna
This organization's signals on one timeline — one topic-colored bubble row apiece.
12 signals in the last 30 days
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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.
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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 .
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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 .
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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 .
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