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Before 2006, Medicare Advantage in its current form didn't exist. Now, the public-private program has more enrollees than traditional Medicare — how did it get here?

Hospital emergency rooms make up 81 percent of where No Surprises Act disputes occurred between April 15 and Sept. 30, according to CMS' initial report on the independent dispute resolution process. 

A federal judge dismissed a claim Dec. 29 against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan from the Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor (A4) over an alleged decadeslong scheme to control the state's anesthesia market.

UnitedHealth Group is the world's largest insurance company by net premiums for the eighth year in a row, according to AM Best's latest ranking of global insurers. 

Humana is projecting to add 125,000 more Medicare Advantage members in 2023 than it previously predicted. 

Payers are adding new services for members and doubling down on value-based care. Here are seven new payer partnerships Becker's has reported since Nov. 15. 

An Elk River, Minn., data center used by UnitedHealth Group has been sold to an affiliate of global investment management firm CloudHQ in a $90 million deal, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Jan. 5. 

Aetna has picked up valuable new contracts and saw some execs depart in recent weeks. Here are eight stories about the Hartford, Conn.-based payer Becker's has covered since Nov. 11. 

From shuffling its leadership team to winning California Medicaid contracts under a revised plan, here are eight stories about Centene that Becker's has covered since Dec. 5:

SelectHealth will expand to Colorado in 2024, as part of a new partnership between Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth.