Author: Jakob Emerson

HealthPartners, an integrated payer-provider organization, is launching a new hybrid preventive care offering designed around health screenings, immunizations and other routine care.

For women and children, Minnesota is the healthiest state in the nation while Mississippi is the least healthy, according to the "2023 Health of Women and Children Report" from the United Health Foundation.

UnitedHealthcare has promoted Marcus Robinson to CEO of its individual and family plans business.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has named Jason Habich as vice president and general manager of Medicare, according to an October LinkedIn post.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has named Ruby Kam as its new CFO. 

From Walmart and UnitedHealth Group to Instacart and Alignment Healthcare, these are six grocery companies that have launched co-branded Medicare Advantage plans with payers in the last two years:

UnitedHealthcare is expanding its Medicare Advantage footprint next year and enhancing the benefits of its UCard, an integrated insurance ID card with many uses for members.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has named Razia Hashmi, MD, as vice president of clinical affairs.

Grocery delivery company Instacart is launching a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan next year with Alignment Healthcare in 13 counties across California and Nevada.

With bipartisan support in Congress and a record number of plans offered nationwide, Medicare Advantage is growing fast, diversifying its members and driving senior care costs down, according to the Better Medicare Alliance's 2023 "State of Medicare Advantage Report."