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The University of Vermont Health Network and UnitedHealthcare have again extended their current contract, this time through May 27, VTDigger reported May 13. 

Former NFL athletes Chadwick Slaughter and Fabian Washington have pleaded guilty for their part in a scheme to defraud the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan, according to the Texas Department of Insurance.

The letters EDD explain why California's attempts at a single-payer healthcare system keep stalling out, according to California Focus, a syndicated public affairs newspaper column.

An Oscar Health stockholder filed a proposed class action May 12 in the Southern District Court of New York, alleging the insurtech company misled investors about financial issues caused by COVID-19 ahead of its initial public offering in March 2021.

Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross is partnering with Uno Health to help enroll Medicare Advantage members into state and federal government programs. 

Ten providers — including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Cleveland Clinic —  recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Humana and New York City-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe have established a second joint venture to build more value-based primary care clinics for Medicare patients. 

It's been a busy May for Blue Cross Blue Shield companies hiring and promoting new executives, and the public health director from a major city is joining Humana Medicaid. These are nine recent payer executive moves.

Some states have counties where more than half of the nonelderly population does not have any health insurance, while other states boast having no county where the uninsured rate is more than 6 percent, according to financial news site 24/7…

Northwell Health is collaborating with Dominican Republic-based payer Seguros Reservas to expand patient care to residents of the Caribbean country.