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Elevance Health hopes to bring more providers into downside risk-sharing arrangements with a new primary care venture. 

A federal judge in Florida has set a May 13 trial date for a lawsuit filed by two families accusing the state of terminating their Medicaid coverage without proper notice or a chance to contest the decision. 

Elevance Health posted $2.2 billion in net income during the first quarter, a nearly 13% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report published April 18.

Two former executives with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have completed a $2.1 million seed round for their startup aimed at finding healthcare services outside the U.S. for patients, TriangleInno reported April 16.

Legislation has been introduced in Mississippi that would transition the state to a state-run ACA exchange.

A group of three Pennsylvania health systems has sued Aetna, alleging the insurer subtracted the cost of supplemental benefits from money intended for patient care. 

Some Blue Cross Blue Shield plans are reconnecting to Change Healthcare's platforms and other plans are not, the BCBS Association told lawmakers April 16. 

UnitedHealth Group plans to bring Change Healthcare back stronger than it was before it suffered the largest cyberattack in the history of the U.S. healthcare system. 

Rising medical cost trends aren't going down, but they are stabilizing, UnitedHealth Group executives say. 

UnitedHealth Group posted a $1.4 billion net loss in the first quarter of 2024 following the sale of its Brazil operations and the unprecedented cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February. Despite the losses, the company beat investor…