Blue Shield of California is investing $7 million over five years into a new fellowship program at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health that aims to increase diversity among healthcare professionals and train them to use data and analytics to improve public health and health equity. 

From Humana's $1.2 billion joint venture to build 100 value-based primary care clinics to the expansion of a provider network to include Dominican Republic policyholders, these are 10 recent payer partnerships:

The effect on premiums when pre-deductible coverage was expanded to 14 services in HSA-eligible health plans ranges from virtually nothing to 1.5 percent, according to a new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Parker-Hannifin, a motion and control technology manufacturer, has reported a data breach affecting about 120,000 people to HHS, the largest HIPAA breach reported about a health plan on the HHS Office for Civil Rights portal in 2022.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed legislation May 16 that places a cap on insulin copays at $30 per month.

Among the 25 counties offering the most Medicare Advantage plans in 2022, 14 were located in Ohio, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

UnitedHealth Group CEO Sir Andrew Witty said the company has built telehealth strategies to reduce wasteful spending and meet the need for more behavioral healthcare, The Wall Street Journal reported May 19. 

The city of Denton, Texas, passed a resolution May 18 endorsing "Medicare for All," becoming the 100th municipality in the nation and the first in Texas to do so, according to WFAA.

Redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency will require unprecedented effort, strain resources and create risks of coverage loss, America's Health Insurance Plans said in a May 17 letter to the Federal Communications Commission.

Bloomberg Industry Group in Crystal City, Va., is offering a free in-house health clinic to all 950 of its employees, according to WJLA.

Cigna has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over allegations the payer improperly denied COVID-19 testing claims, Lawstreet Media reported May 18. 

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare will open two new dual practice sites this fall that include a primary care clinic for families and a separate practice exclusively for members of the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware Medicare Advantage plans, which were developed last year between ChristianaCare and Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed legislation that would have prevented her office from seeking new contracts with payers for the state's Medicaid program, The Kansas City Star reported May 13. 

Anthem and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health are currently in negotiations for a new contract, NBC affiliate KKCO reported May 18. 

CMS unveiled changes to the medicare.gov website May 18 that it said makes the site easier to use. 

Connecticut-based payer ConnectiCare said a computer system error resulted in the accidental release of personal information of 1,200 of its members, CT Insider reported May 18. 

Nine hospital and healthcare groups are calling on a federal appeals court to rehear a case involving United Behavioral Health's denial of 67,000 mental health and substance abuse claims.

Commercial insurers paid hospitals an average of 224 percent more compared to Medicare rates for inpatient and outpatient services in 2020, according to a new study from RAND Corp. 

The city of Ferris, Texas is using its allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funding to offer basic health coverage and a mobile health clinic to all 3,500 of its residents, according to NBCDFW.

A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked HHS and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from requiring the Christian Employers Alliance and its members to provide health plans that cover employees' gender transition procedures.