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NextBlue of North Dakota is continuing to expand its Medicare Advantage plans, NBC/FOX affiliate KFYR reported. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina says its value-based care program, Blue Premier, has saved its members close to $500 million over the past three years and improved care outcomes.

The Medicaid programs in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, and West Virginia have been awarded the 2022 Medicaid Innovation Award by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Academy for State Health Policy.

Enrollees in Medicare Advantage were less likely to receive low-value care than those enrolled in traditional Medicare, a new study published in JAMA Open Network found. 

Missouri is no longer seeing a Medicaid application backlog, the state's social services department director told state lawmakers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sept. 14. 

Karen Lynch, CEO and president of CVS Health, says it's time to change the conversation around mental health — and business leaders have a role to play by supporting employees and recognizing mental health as an everyday health issue. 

A task force made up of Oregon state legislators and healthcare representatives is moving forward with a plan to establish a $57 billion single-payer healthcare system administered by the state.

The U.S. Census Bureau published updated statistics on the number of people insured in the United States and the types of health insurance they have. 

Providers in the Detroit area are the most likely to accept Medicaid patients, while those in the Dallas area are the least likely, according to a new survey from staffing firms AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins.

Providers in the Detroit area are the most likely to accept Medicare patients in 2022, while those in the New York City area are the least likely, according to a new survey from staffing firms AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins.