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Cleveland-based University Hospitals is launching a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan with PrimeTime Health Plan. 

As open enrollment for Medicare approaches, payers are striking partnerships with Instacart and Meijer and expanding to new markets. 

For women and children, Minnesota is the healthiest state in the nation while Mississippi is the least healthy, according to the "2023 Health of Women and Children Report" from the United Health Foundation.

UnitedHealthcare's deductible-free health plan saved money for employers and employees, according to an Oct. 5 news release from the insurer. 

Aetna received $632,070 in overpayments for Medicare Advantage claims from 2015 to 2016, an audit from HHS' Office of Inspector General found. 

One in 4 people with an acute COVID-19 infection experienced at least one symptom of long COVID-19, a review of claims data from AHIP and the Healthcare Cost Institute. 

Payers, brokers and other third parties aired more than 10,000 ads for Medicare Advantage plans in Houston from October to December 2022, according to a report from KFF. 

Aetna is expanding its Medicare Advantage and ACA plan offerings for 2024. 

The federal government will restrict how Medicare Advantage plans use predictive technology tools to make some coverage decisions, KFF Health News reported Oct. 5.

Point32Health is bringing its TeamBirth maternal healthcare program to nine more hospitals and provider groups in Massachusetts.