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California reached a state record-setting 94 percent insured rate during 2020, according to a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research policy brief.

In recent 2022 Medicare physician payment schedule comments, the American Medical Association is pushing the federal government to extend telehealth coverage.

Austin, Texas-based insurer Sana is expanding its reach into Oklahoma with offerings for small businesses. 

A partnership between UnitedHealthcare and Apple is providing about 3 million commercial members with free access to Apple Fitness+, a fitness service built around the Apple Watch.

CMS gave Nashville, Tenn.-based Clover Health the go-ahead to expand into 101 new counties between five states — including Alabama, which it will be entering for the first time. 

In an effort to reduce racial health disparities, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is providing financial incentives for physicians who work to close health gaps.

Humana is contesting allegations from former CMO Sandra Guerra, MD, who claims she was fired in 2020 over her race and gender. 

Cigna is restructuring leadership across its business portfolio with a swath of executive moves, according to a Sept. 23 news release. 

While San Francisco-based Dignity Health was on the cutting edge of value-based care in 2014, it was really creating "clinically integrated vehicles" that both aligned physicians with standardized quality and sparked a push toward value-based care, said Executive Director Kristin…

A Texas appellate court handed Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas a win against a lawsuit targeting the insurer's mental health coverage.