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The Health Plan of San Mateo (Calif.) is one of six county health plans in California that manages both Medicare and Medi-Cal — the state's Medicaid program — and it's using the funding that comes with that responsibility to broaden…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Sept. 1 to extend MedStar's Medicaid contract.

As the Hospital Insurance trust fund continues to trudge toward its 2026 expected depletion, a new brief from social and economic policy think tank the Urban Institute claims that there are ways to address the looming cliff without broad Medicare…

Cigna penned a multiyear contract with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, building on their continued relationship and expanding it.

Anthem is collaborating with audio company iHeartMedia and education nonprofit Heart of America to tackle food insecurity in four major American cities. 

A report from the Connecticut Citizen Action Group details how some of the state's largest insurers and allies blocked legislation that would create a public healthcare option.

Cigna and Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare reached a multiyear agreement that allows Cigna members to access Hartford's hospitals, facilities and providers at in-network rates.

CMS announced Aug. 30 that Ellen Montz, PhD, will lead its Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight as deputy administrator and director.

UnitedHealthcare will reenter the Affordable Care Act fold in 2022 as it will expand its offerings into seven states.

Here are five partnerships payers recently struck with providers, technology companies and others.