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Mark Cuban's online pharmacy, Cost Plus Drug Co., is grabbing the attention of insurers, and the company has now nabbed its first payer partner, Capital Blue Cross. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is working with nonprofit Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to help minimize the risk of in-home falls, the insurer said Oct. 5. 

In the two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order encouraging states to use Medicaid to help cover costs for people who cross state lines for abortions, none have acted on the offer, Politico reported Oct. 4. 

Here are 11 recent stories Becker's has covered about the insurer and its parent company, CVS Health, since Sept. 20: 

State Medicaid agencies should invest more in improving care for dual-eligible beneficiaries, healthcare strategists say in an Oct. 6 article for Health Affairs. 

From settling overbilling allegations to its CEO being named to Fortune's "50 Most Powerful Women" list, here are eight stories about Centene that Becker's has covered since Sept. 15: 

Meridian, a Michigan-based Centene subsidiary, said a program with companionship provider Papa reduced participant healthcare costs by 33 percent. 

Priority Health and Kroger Health are launching two co-branded Medicare plans in eight Michigan counties for 2023.

A group of physicians at Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center is suing insurer Health New England over $2.5 million in reimbursements the company allegedly failed to pay for emergency room treatments, MassLive reported Oct. 4. 

CMS is seeking feedback on a possible national directory of healthcare providers.