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Humana's pharmacy and specialty pharmacy businesses are now under its CenterWell brand. 

From an ongoing Anthem relationship with Google to better detect fraudulent claims to Blue Shield of California investing millions at UC Berkeley, these are five recent payer partnerships:

Payers often have behavioral health carve-outs in coverage policies to contract with providers that will specifically provide mental healthcare to members, but this practice is preventing access to care, according to Kaiser Health News.

  An overwhelming majority of Medicare Advantage members are satisfied with their health coverage, but 13 percent say they have had a claim or prior authorization request denied, according to an eHealth survey published June 13.

Health insurers in Rhode Island are seeking a significant jump in premium rates next year, according to the state's health insurance commissioner's office. 

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill requiring healthcare-sharing ministries to submit annual reports on their operations to the state's insurance commissioner, Colorado Politics reported June 9. 

Mississippi lawmakers are expected to hold a hearing this summer regarding long-term solutions for economic issues with its state health insurance plan and pharmacy benefit manager practices, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

Ten providers — including Ascension and Intermountain Healthcare — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Humana is bringing its value-based home care subsidiary, Onehome, to Virginia to expand in-home services for Medicare Advantage members.

Centene quietly bought the St. Louis Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel for $98 million in 2018, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.