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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. 

Aetna Better Health of Florida and Emcara Health are partnering to provide value-based primary care to 240,000 Aetna Medicaid members across the state.

Blue Cross Blue Shield's Federal Employee Program will decrease dental and vision premiums and add benefits for 2023. 

Enrollees in high-deductible health plans are less likely to receive treatment for substance use disorder than those with traditional plans, a new study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found. 

Most Americans have a favorable opinion of Medicaid, a survey from Morning Consult and the Modern Medicaid Alliance found. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is backing Sonara Health, a startup methadone medication management system. 

Cigna CEO David Cordani said the company sees "tremendous opportunities for growth around benefits" in the Middle East after it sold off some of its businesses in the Asia Pacific last year, Bloomberg reported Oct. 5.