“Far too many people who need obesity treatments still face cost and coverage barriers,” said Ilya Yuffa, executive vice president of Lilly USA.

The transaction completes UnitedHealth’s efforts since 2022 to exit is South American ventures.

The initial reduction in force happened during the second week of the shutdown as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the government workforce.

The planned eligibility cap would limit subsidies to individuals with income up to 700% of the federal poverty line. 

State regulators are investigating a security breach at a third-party vendor for Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana that may have compromised the medical and personal information of hundreds of thousands of residents.

Four in 10 small business employees skipped or postponed needed care in the past year, with 23% doing so multiple times.

“Other than out-of-pocket costs, I would wager that prior authorization review is the one thing consumers find most burdensome in our current health system,” said Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF.

Gottlieb served as commissioner from 2017 to 2019, where he became known for promoting transparency, strengthening patient safety and widening consumer choice, according to the company’s announcement.