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"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…

Digital health platform OneRecord has added Centene to its new insurance module, according to a July 27 news release.

Shares of CVS Health, which owns Aetna, have gone down 0.96 percent over the last month while the retail-wholesale sector has experienced a gain of 0.22 percent in the same time period, Yahoo Finance reported July 26.

Payers should be focusing on creating a healthcare "ecosystem" that supports members with convenience and preventive care, said Jaime Murillo, MD, senior vice president and chief cardiometabolic health officer of UnitedHealth Group.

Over two years after being the first state to create a public option, Washington state has yet to get over half of its counties to make the plan available to residents, raising questions as to if the program has failed…

Anthem signed an eight-year preferred partner agreement with Mobile Health, a San Mateo, Calif.-based digital health provider. 

UnitedHealth Group saw a notable slip in second-quarter profits, but Optum flaunted an uptick in revenue, operating margins and scope of service. 

Across the board, patients are requesting their data be more accessible to themselves and their providers — including insurance information.

Access to Medicare is making a marked difference in reducing race-related healthcare disparities, according to a new study. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma announced a new contract agreement with Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System.