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Anthem has closed on its acquisition of Puerto Rico-based MMM Holdings, according to a press release shared with Becker's June 30.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota earned a statewide contract to be a Medicaid Expansion Managed Care Service provider.

President Joe Biden announced June 29 that unemployed Americans will be receiving significant subsidies for ACA coverage starting July 1, according to CNN.

Russell Street Ventures, under the ownership of former CMS Innovation Center Director Brad Smith, is launching Main Street Health, a value-based healthcare provider focused on rural America. 

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a national organization that oversees 35 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. 

Here are six updates on state Medicaid efforts:

Louisiana's Department of Health is seeking proposals from managed care organizations with a range of specializations.

After going public June 24, Minnesota-based insurer Bright Health raised $924 million during its initial public stock offering. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's John Orner has been hired as Highmark Health's new chief investment officer. Mr. Orner will succeed Dennis Cronin, who is set to retire by the end of this year after 28 years with…

North Carolina is shifting over a million Medicaid recipients to a managed care program July 1, but a new report highlights that the majority of residents knew little or nothing about the changes.