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Vivity, an Anthem Blue Cross health plan, is bringing its offerings to businesses in California's Los Angeles and Orange counties. 

San Francisco-based Stride Health, which looks to bring health benefits to independent workers, secured $47 million in series C funding to expand its reach, the company said in an Oct. 26 announcement.

Centene reported consistent growth and an optimistic outlook on the year in its third quarter earnings report, released Oct. 26. 

Cigna and Virginia-based Mary Washington Health Alliance have reached a multiyear agreement to maintain members' access to the system's provider network.

Cigna announced Oct. 26 that it is bolstering its health plans with services from MDLive, the telehealth company acquired by subsidiary Evernorth in April. 

Humana is expanding its presence in Maryland and bringing Medicare Advantage plans to the Eastern Shore for the insurer's first time.

Oct. 29 marks the deadline for Cigna and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston to reup their contract, which affects 70,000 members. 

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health, a 431-bed, Trinity Health-owned hospital, is the latest in the network to alert patients of a looming contract termination deadline. 

Anthem is asking Virginia state regulators to investigate alleged anticompetitive behavior from Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare after the provider threatened to end its contract with Anthem's Medicare and Medicaid lines of business. 

A report from 24/7 Wall St. identified the U.S. ZIP codes with the highest percentage of residents under 65 years old who have no health insurance.