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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. 

Drug deaths among seniors have doubled over the last decade, but a record number received flu vaccines in 2020, according to the United Health Foundation's 10th annual "America's Health Rankings Senior Report."

Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran owned at least $1,000 worth of stock in three healthcare companies in 2021, the same year she negotiated and signed billion-dollar contracts with their subsidiaries, the Ohio Capital Journal reported May 17. 

Some health plans may soon be federally required to cover fertility treatments for members, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to Bloomberg Law.

Rhode Island is starting over with its $7 billion Medicaid contract bidding process after a series of snafus excluded some of the state's largest payers, according to WPRI.  

Electronic claim payment trends all point to one dynamic: faster turnaround.