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Blue Shield of California is collaborating with community partners to launch a new health equity initiative targeting mothers.

Humana Specialty Pharmacy arm announced Feb. 8 that it would begin offering members Tagrisso and Lenvima, two drugs for cancer treatment.

Patrick Phillips, CEO of Medicare Advantage technology company Cavulus, predicted in 2019 that the Medicare Advantage landscape would be disrupted by start-ups — a vision that is a reality three years later. 

CVS Health saw COVID-19 expenses drop and government business rise, resulting in an 8.7 percent year-over-year increase in revenue, according to the company's year-end earnings report. 

A patient can make sure their healthcare facility is in-network, but still bear a hefty bill if their providers and insurer are out of sync, said Sheldon Jacobson in a column for the Chicago Tribune. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is defending itself in court Feb. 9 over a class-action lawsuit accusing the provider of violating antitrust laws. 

Humana has grown from a provider powerhouse in its early years into one of the largest Medicare Advantage payers in the country. 

KLAS Research, a healthcare IT data and insights company, named its "Best in KLAS" payer tools for 2021.

Centene hit the top end of its 2021 revenue outlook, landing at $126 billion largely thanks to Medicare and Medicaid growth. 

Three members of True Health New Mexico are suing the payer over an October 2021 data breach that potentially exposed the information of 63,000 members, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.