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After over a decade, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is turning away from "letting 1,000 flowers bloom," said Director Liz Fowler, PhD, and is focusing on narrow, proven tactics. 

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin named Ted Osthelder as president, where he will helm the state's Medicaid health plans. 

Studying the Military Health System and Tricare are major stepping stones in modernizing veterans' healthcare, five authors wrote in a July 26 Health Affairs blog post. 

Highmark, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has launched its new "Because Life" campaign.

Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, will provide live behavioral health and wellness coaching through its collaboration with the Heuro Health app. 

Hundreds participated in "Medicare for All" marches in 50 cities across the U.S. July 24.

Anthem has invested $87.9 million in affordable housing in 11 Indiana cities, according to a July 24 news release.

Cigna and MultiPlan are calling on a district judge to throw out an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit filed against them.

Humana and Anthem are on board with DomaniRx, a joint venture creating a transparency-driven claims adjudication platform.

WellCare is incentivizing Kentucky Medicaid recipients to get their COVID-19 vaccine with $100 gift cards.