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Stride Health announced a partnership with freelance work platform Fiverr to connect workers with health insurance. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is awarding $500 to 94 percent of its employees — those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or received an approved exception.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan acquired sole ownership of NASCO, a healthcare technology company formerly owned by six Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates.

Humana is broadening its Medicare Advantage network by tapping Leesburg, Va.-based Loudoun Medical Group, a physician-owned group of practices across the state. 

Cigna is expanding its Florida Medicare Advantage offerings by stepping into two new counties and expanding its relationship with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the payer said Nov. 30. 

An arbitration filing in a petition against UnitedHealthcare by Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Regional Hospital, both based in Florida, claims that the payer owes the providers $4.7 million. 

Point32Health announced a pair of appointments Nov. 30, naming Peter Church as chief people officer and Phil Barr as president of government and commercial markets.

UnitedHealthcare announced a new Arizona health plan, Doctors Plan of Arizona, which it claims can save members up to 15 percent on premiums compared to traditional PPOs. 

UnitedHealth Group announced a 2035 deadline to be carbon neutral during its annual Investor Conference, as well as a goal to go paperless for patients and providers. 

As the uninsured rate among children begins to increase over the last several years, President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act could play a crucial role in reversing the trend.