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Connie Health, the collective effort of three former Iora Health executives, raised $13 million in series A funding to support its Medicare navigation platform as it expands into Texas, its second state market. 

While the pandemic took a significant toll on health systems, taking a "leap of faith" and supporting them throughout it has resulted in hand-in-hand partnerships that are promoting value-based care, said Sandra Clarke, CFO of Blue Shield of California.

Aetna surveyed 1,000 expats in the U.S., United Kingdom, Singapore, China and United Arab Emirates about their experiences living abroad in 2020.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill to direct Medicaid funding to the state's community-based gun violence prevention services.

Anthem has reached a new contract agreement with Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System, WTOV reported July 27.

Humana is right behind the federal government in suing Regeneron for allegedly inflating its macular degeneration drug, Eylea, and using a "sham" charity to pay out kickbacks to cover cost-sharing obligations, according to the lawsuit. 

Humana released its second-quarter earnings results July 28 on the tails of payers still reporting a dropoff in profits. 

Anthem Blue Cross and Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health have agreed to a multiyear extension of their current contract, set to expire in 18 months.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation making California the first state to expand Medicaid eligibility to residents age 50 and older who are living in the country without legal permission.

"You can't assume that you actually know the struggles that your members face," Healthfirst CEO Pat Wang shared with Becker's July 26. "I think intellectually, we were aware of the food insecurity and other social determinants of health challenges that…