Payer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced it is using CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager, Caremark, effective Jan. 1, 2023. 

Portland, Ore.-based Providence Health Plan announced Don Antonucci as its new chief executive officer, with Michael White becoming president, according to an Aug. 16 company release. 

UnitedHealthcare purchased Golden Valley, Minn.-based PreferredOne Aug. 16, further establishing the insurer's presence in its home state. 

While employers and observers are mulling over increasing the cost of health insurance for those who have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, some argue those proposals could jeopardize crucial healthcare reform. 

CMS doubled the time states will have to determine Medicaid enrollees' eligibility status after the federal public health emergency ends.

A former health insurance executive is criticizing the country's performance in a recent report that found the U.S. ranks last among 11 high-income countries for healthcare.

Alignment Health Plan is offering a co-branded Medicare Advantage plan alongside Rite Aid, the companies announced Aug. 16. 

Cigna will continue to grow its partnership with Waltham, Mass.-based Fresenius Medical Care North America as it pens an agreement to extend its collaborative effort to support kidney failure patients. 

Centene appointed Rich Fisher as senior vice president and Medicare CEO.

A Columbia, Miss., woman pleaded guilty to siphoning money from Medicare over two years by fraudulently billing for medical equipment.