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Despite the country's decades-high 6.2 percent inflation rate in October, a Nov. 24 report from PolitiFact and Kaiser Health News found it did not influence Medicare's 2022 premium hikes. 

UnitedHealth Group appointed Margaret-Mary Wilson, MD, as executive vice president and CMO, a company spokesperson told Becker's.

A proposal from the IRS seeks to revise and loosen requirements for reporting minimum essential coverage under the ACA, while simultaneously becoming more strict on faulty reports. 

Parties are expecting a jury's decision to be made in a lawsuit between UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth in Nevada after lawyers made their closing statements Nov. 23. 

An agreement between Bright HealthCare and Gainesville-based University of Florida Health is bringing 10 provider locations into the payer's network. 

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Massachusetts is now offering its one-stop comprehensive benefit plan for Massachusetts residents eligible for both Medicare and MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program. 

Oscar Health is partnering with technology platform Stride Health to revamp its enrollment platform, the insurer announced Nov. 23. 

Humana is continuing its value-based relationship with Kansas-based Hutchinson Clinic, the payer announced Nov. 22. 

New York physician group Community Care Physicians is collaborating with Capital District Physicians' Health Plan to form a management services organization. 

Chicago-based Zing Health earned an Excellence in 2022 Medicare Advantage Benefits Value award for its Signature Care HMO plan.