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Diabetes patients with Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to receive preventive treatments than those with fee-for-service Medicare plans and less likely to receive new, more expensive medications, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study. 

First launched in December 2020 through a partnership with Google Cloud, Highmark's Living Health Dynamic Platform is offering members personalized and equity-focused health plans through enhanced data analytics and a social determinants of health strategy, PittsburghInno reported July 8.

From settlements to denying a motion to dismiss, these are eight recent actions around proposed or approved class action lawsuits against payers:

From settlements with the federal government over allegations of defrauding health systems to multiple class-action approvals, these are seven recent legal actions taken against payers: 

It's an issue Americans face every day: an older parent the family no longer believes should be operating a vehicle because of potential harm to themselves or others. But if that family was receiving expert caregiving support from the parent's…

Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross has awarded six clinical care innovation grants to support projects to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare. 

Centene subsidiary Health Net released a report July 7 on early lessons it has learned from participating in California's overhaul of its Medicaid system. 

UnitedHealth is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the insurer underpaid for telehealth services. 

From a nonprofit payer leaving the state it's headquartered in to Delaware allowing more payers into its marketplace, these are nine recent moves to exit or enter markets:

UnitedHealthcare has added Denver-based HealthONE to the provider network of its Colorado Doctors Plan.