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UnitedHealth Group posted its 2021 year-end earnings report Jan. 19, revealing strong operational earnings that slightly outpaced expectations. 

SCAN Health Plan added San Diego, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Group to its provider network, effective Jan. 1, according to a Jan. 12 news release.

Premera Blue Cross is partnering with Seattle-based Kinwell Medical Group to open primary care clinics that will exclusively serve members. 

EmblemHealth shared updated guidance on at-home COVID-19 testing with its 3 million members, the New York City-based payer told Becker's. 

The National Association of ACOs named four new members to its board of directors and appointed six board officers, according to a news release. 

Aetna is providing 2.5 million members across New York and New Jersey access to DocGo, a mobile at-home healthcare services provider, through a multiyear agreement. 

Thomas Noland, 68, Humana's senior vice president and chief spokesperson of corporate communications, died Jan. 15, according to ABC affiliate WHAS11. 

UnitedHealth Group will release its fourth quarter earnings report on Jan. 19, and the company is positioned to maintain the momentum it saw in the third quarter of 2021. 

Oscar Health announced that a vendor printing issue may have led to the mishandling of member information, according to a Jan. 14 news release. 

From trailblazing both stakeholder commitment and remote work to closing the books on a pair of lawsuits, here are seven recent stories on UnitedHealth Group, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review: