UnitedHealthcare has launched Community Catalyst, an initiative that convenes a variety of community stakeholders to address healthcare issues within populations that have been otherwise difficult to reach.
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The newly combined Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care named Cain Hayes its new CEO, effective July 5.
Texas will resubmit a Medicaid waiver application to extend billions in federal funding for the next 10 years, according to The Texas Tribune.
A liquidated New York health insurer will recover $220.8 million from the U.S. to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the federal government failed to distribute payments under an ACA program.
Centene CEO Michael Neidorff threatened to leave Missouri after the state decided to withdraw plans for Medicaid expansion, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
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Dayton, Ohio-based health plan CareSource announced a partnership with at-home medication disposal service DisposeRx in an effort to prevent opioid misuse.
A Mississippi court ruling involving the ballot initiative process could cause roadblocks for Medicaid expansion within the state, according to Pew Charitable Trusts May 18.
The sudden imposition of premiums is prompting Medicaid members in Michigan to disenroll in coverage, according to an article published by the Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan May 10.
Humana Medicare Advantage members managed to maintain their overall health in 2020 even in the midst of a pandemic, according to the payer's Bold Goal Progress Report released earlier this week.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' membership decreased year over year by 78,000 people in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Boston Business Journal.