Massachusetts serves as a model for other states, showing how tax dollars can be used more effectively to provide routine care for undocumented people and help them avoid more costly emergency room visits.
Federal officials have asked UnitedHealth Group to expedite payments to healthcare providers after a hack of the insurer's Change Healthcare tech unit crippled medical claims and payments.
People would be able to buy health insurance through Maryland's health care exchange, regardless of their immigration status, under a bill approved by the state Senate on Friday.
Cigna Group says its pharmacy benefit management unit had launched a program aiming to cap annual cost increases for health insurance providers and employers from new weight-loss drugs at 15%, as demand for the treatments soars.