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Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners struck a five-year agreement that ties reimbursement to care outcomes.

Health insurers estimate they will return $2.1 billion to members this year in medical loss ratio rebates, according to an April 12 data note from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The data note cites preliminary information compiled by Mark Farrah Associates.

Northwell Direct, the direct-to-employer health services company of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, named Jillian Jweinat vice president and COO.

Anthem ranked among Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.

HHS announced that Illinois will be the first state to provide an extension of Medicaid coverage for new mothers throughout the entire first year after delivery.

CVS Health has exceeded $200 million in affordable housing investments in California, according to an April 6 statement.

A federal judge shouldn't grant Cigna's motion to dismiss claims filed by a radiology lab that accuse the health insurer of wrongfully denying payment for COVID-19 services, the lab said April 6, according to Law 360.

A laborers fund in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against its health insurance administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, claiming the insurer's pricing led to millions of dollars in overpayments to providers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and DaVita's VillageHealth signed a value-based agreement for members with chronic kidney disease or end-stage kidney disease. 

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii signed a contract to manage parts of the state's Medicaid program for five and a half years, according to a statement released on April 6.