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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware and Delaware health systems ChristianaCare and Bayhealth have announced plans to collaborate on a Medicare Advantage plan.

Humana will use healthcare technology firm XSOLIS' predictive analytics platform to streamline parts of the utilization review process with providers.

On the coattails of UnitedHealth's July 15 second-quarter earnings report, the insurer is placed well ahead of the medical sector, but slightly behind compared to other health maintenance organizations, analysts say.

Seven June and July updates from the payer to know:

Humana's stock price rose 10 percent over the last 21 trading days and 18 percent over the last year, according to Forbes July 19.

Arkansas Blue Cross' Blue and You Foundation is providing $5.29 million in grants to eight behavioral health programs in the state, according to a July 16 news release.

Payer-provider collaboration during the pandemic needs to turn the corner to uphold innovation and improve care, said Krista Hoglund, chief actuary and financial officer of Security Health Plan.

Clover Health CEO Vivek Garipalli addressed the insurer's controversial history for the first time in an interview with Yahoo News. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will now cover gender-affirming facial feminization surgeries for transgender patients, according to the Durham-based Duke University School of Law July 12.

The pandemic led to a dip in emergency room visits, and the numbers may not recover, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said during the company's July 15 earnings call.