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Ten providers — including Christus Health and Ascension — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is introducing a virtual primary care team feature, the insurer said Sept. 22. 

CVS Health said it has made progress toward its goal of reducing suicide attempts among adult Aetna members, but rates of suicide attempts in teen populations are increasing. 

The healthcare industry often seems to get trapped in the cycle of repeatedly doing the same things while expecting dramatically different results. Value-based care initiatives are no different. Many providers have made large investments in technology related to value-based care,…

Healthcare startup Curative, best-known for providing COVID-19 testing, is introducing a health plan with no copays or deductibles. 

Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown for nearly every major payer in the first half of this year, with continued expansions planned for 2023:

From long COVID-19 costs to comparisons of Medicare plans, here are six recent study findings involving payers Becker's has reported on since Sept. 1. 

As many as 10 million UnitedHealthcare commercial members may become eligible for digital fitness classes under a renewed and expanded partnership with Peloton. 

Pharmacists need a pathway to bill payers for the costs associated with assessing and prescribing the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, two attorneys write in Health Affairs. 

A review of maternal morbidity rates among Blue Cross Blue Shield members and women with Medicaid found rates of severe complications during pregnancy are continuing to rise.