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Anthem shareholders voted at their annual meeting May 18 to change the company's name to Elevance Health.

Washington is looking to expand health and dental coverage to all residents, regardless of immigration status, according to The Seattle Times.

A Texas HHS director is facing charges for alleged auto insurance fraud related to a car fire in March, according to a Travis County arrest warrant obtained by NBC affiliate KXAN.

Medicare Part D enrollees without low-income subsidies paid an average of $520 in out-of-pocket insulin costs in 2019, according to a May 17 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Bobby Sherwood is senior director at Burlington, Mass.-based HealthEdge and head of product for GuidingCare. He spoke with Becker's about how payers and providers can build new and better reinforce existing relationships in their steady transition toward value-based care models. 

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has signed a letter of intent to own a portion of HealthTeam Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan providing coverage to more than 15,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the state. 

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Aetna Healthcare of California May 16 alleging the insurer evaded its obligations to fully cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing. 

Lawyers for Anthem and Atlanta-based Northside Hospital system appeared before the Georgia Supreme Court May 17 regarding their ongoing contract dispute, according to the Capital Beat News Service.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has launched the Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program that provides financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color focused on creating equitable healthcare services and solutions. 

America's Health Insurance Plans launched Healthier People through Healthier Markets on May 17, a new policy guide with proposed solutions aimed at improving healthcare affordability and access.