As of Dec. 20, more than 13 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with 71% of those individuals losing coverage for procedural reasons rather than being determined ineligible, according to KFF. How procedural disenrollment rates are calculated varies by state, but high rates suggest many people that have lost coverage may still be eligible for Medicaid. Half of states are "failing" amid the redetermination process, according to the NAACP, and CMS has laid out how it will sanction states that do not comply with redetermination requirements. 8. A short-lived merger plan between Cigna and Humana In November, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cigna and Humana were "in talks" to merge through a stock-and-cash deal finalized by the end of 2023. The merger would have created one of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., rivaling other health services giants such as UnitedHealth Group, Elevance Health and CVS.