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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and UnitedHealth Group settled a trademark dispute that concerned an acronym used by both organizations, according to court documents.

Humana will continue to provide Medicare coverage to West Virginia's 54,000 retirees under a new four-year contract with the state's Public Employees Insurance Agency effective Jan. 1, 2022, according to a June 15 news release.

Richard Migliori, MD, executive vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at UnitedHealth Group, and Margaret-Mary Wilson MD, executive vice president and associate chief medical officer at UnitedHealth, outlined several long-term care strategies during a June 16 call.

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Brain cancer drug Gleostine is no longer available for coverage under Medicare Part D after its seller, Miami-based NextSource Biotechnology, removed it from the program, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Point32Health is the name of a new health insurance organization formed by the merger of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. 

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