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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts CMO Sandhya Rao, MD, spoke to Becker's about her time at the JPMorgan, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway startup Haven, and the primary focus of her current role at BCBS.

Lisa White, director of value-based transformation at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, recently discussed a renewed focus on patient care strategies due to the pandemic on Becker's payer podcast.

Ohio Medicaid members are receiving vaccine doses at half the state's overall rate due to access barriers, according to the Dayton Daily News and data from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

Dayton, Ohio-based health plan CareSource will pay Medicaid members in its Indiana market $20 to become fully vaccinated. 

More than 150 House Democrats have formed a coalition to pressure President Joe Biden to include an expansion of Medicare benefits in his infrastructure package, according to The New York Times.

A Texas bill to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers from 60 days to six months received an almost unanimous vote in the state Senate, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Adults with health coverage disruptions are more likely to forgo recommended care and medication due to costs compared to adults with continuous coverage, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Telehealth services made available by private commercial health plans throughout the pandemic resulted in a 10-point Net Promoter Score gain in overall member satisfaction, according to consumer insight firm J.D. Power's 2021 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.

Colorado lawmakers are close to making a public health plan option a reality in the state, according to CPR News.

The following payer executive changes were announced in May: