Centivo, a self-funded health plan, has named Enrique Olivares chief technology officer.
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Former Humana executive Marcel White has joined Capital Rx as the pharmacy benefit manager's first chief people officer.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has named Marcus Wallace, MD, as chief medical officer and vice president of clinical operations and innovation.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has named Mary Anne Cooper as director of government affairs.
UCare is facing a lawsuit from the University of Minnesota, which alleges UCare's proposal to expand its board of directors will diminish the university's influence over the nonprofit health plan it created, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 7.
Facing declining enrollment, Inter Valley Health Plan will cease operations at the end of 2022, the Daily Bulletin reported Nov. 7.
CMS wants all traditional Medicare beneficiaries and most Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care organizations by 2030. In a strategy report published Nov. 7, CMS detailed its plans to reach this goal.
Humana priced a public offering of $1.25 billion in senior notes, the payer said Nov. 7.
Medicare's bundled payments program did not lead to negative clinical outcomes, or change who hospitals selected as patients, a study published in the November issue of Health Affairs found.
UnitedHealthcare holds the largest share of the Medicare Advantage market in the U.S., with 28 percent of the market.