An in-home care program helped Independent Health reduce preventable hospital admissions, readmissions and emergency room visits, The Buffalo News reported Jan. 11.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana named Lou Patalano vice president and chief legal officer.
UnitedHealthcare named Marcus Robinson as president of markets for individual and family plans Jan. 10.
HHS has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency until April 11.
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said the company is "disappointed" in its recent Medicare Advantage open enrollment numbers.
Enrollments in ACA exchange plans are up 13 percent from this time last year.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced it will drop Humana and Wellcare of Tennessee Medicare Advantage plans effective April 1, NBC affiliate WSMV reported Jan. 10.
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Optum is hiring 575 employees from Owensboro (Ky.) Health and will begin managing the company's revenue cycle operations and IT services.