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Gravie raises $75M to improve employer-sponsored healthcare benefits

Minneapolis-based health benefits company Gravie has raised $75 million in series E funding from Canadian investment firm Georgian.

Northeastern U vice president elected to Blue Cross Massachusetts board

Mary Strother has been elected to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' board of directors.

MaineHealth, Agilon Health partner to improve primary care for Medicare Advantage patients

Austin, Texas-based Agilon Health has begun implementing a long-term partnership with MaineHealth to improve primary care services.

Clarify Health acquires Embedded Healthcare to grow value-based payment plans

San Francisco-based software firm Clarify Health has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Embedded Healthcare, according to Businesswire.

Medical liability premiums see sharp rise for third consecutive year

Medical liability premiums have increased nationwide for a third consecutive year, according to a report by the American Medical Association.

Medigap enrollees 3 times less likely to face issues paying medical bills, AHIP study finds

Medigap enrollees are much less likely to face difficulty paying medical bills, according to a new study from America's Health Insurance Plans Center for Policy Research.

$1.5 trillion congressional omnibus bill extends telehealth coverage

Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill March 10 that allows employers to continue offering telehealth coverage to employees with health savings accounts before they meet an annual deductible, according to Bloomberg Law.

The largest health insurance provider in each state

While only a handful of payers dominate the health insurance market nationally, the cast diversifies when broken down by the largest payer in each state.