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From plans to launch a new accountable care organization in Wisconsin, to announcing it would be getting rid of out-of-pocket costs for some prescription drugs, here are six headlines about UnitedHealth since July 7.
UnitedHealthcare is launching a new accountable care organization this August in Wisconsin for the 2023 plan year, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported July 21.
With record support in Congress and in the number of plans offered nationwide, Medicare Advantage is growing fast, diversifying its members and driving senior care costs down, according to the Better Medicare Alliance's 2022 "State of Medicare Advantage Report."
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From several partnerships around social determinants of health to Humana becoming an equity partner in a Pennsylvania ACO, these are eight payer partnerships Becker's has reported since June 21:
Humana is hiring 300 seasonal Medicare enrollment representatives.
Low-income Virginia residents who enrolled in the state's expanded Medicaid program reported reduced financial stress one year after enrollment, according to a study published July 20 in Health Affairs.
Long Beach, Calif.-based SCAN Group, the parent company of Medicare Advantage provider SCAN Health Plan, has invested in SafeRide Health, a non-emergency medical transport company that builds custom transportation programs for older individuals.
Medicaid provider CalOptima hopes to launch Orange County's first public health plan option on the state's insurance marketplace, Covered California.