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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is piloting a new payment model between primary care providers and behavioral health practitioners to encourage "quality and cost efficiency," according to a June 28 news release.

Missouri senators voted against a proposed amendment that would ban Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider.

Oregon senators passed a bill June 26 that would make undocumented immigrants in the state eligible for Medicaid.

UnitedHealthcare is the target of a class-action lawsuit over its policies, which members claim make it difficult for them to receive deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction surgery. 

Massachusetts' Health Policy Commission outlined new details about OptumCare's acquisition of physicians group Atrius Health. 

Humana announced June 28 that interim CFO Susan Diamond would be stepping into the position permanently.

Humana Pharmacy announced June 17 its move to more sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging of member prescriptions. Michael Taday, PharmD, Humana Pharmacy's president of prescription home delivery, retail pharmacy and OTC, spoke to Becker's about the initiative, as well as…

Former Centene executive Michael Monson has been tapped to be CEO and president of healthcare consulting organization Altarum, according to a June 25 news release.

After a previous contract expired Dec. 1, 2020, Anthem and Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia, Va., reached an agreement for the insurer to be in-network effective July 1.

Cigna is looking to launch a non-life insurance company in South Korea to complement its current life insurance company there, called Lina Korea.