Payer

The following payer executive changes were announced in April so far.

UnitedHealth Group posted nearly $5 billion in profit for the first quarter of 2021 as its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses continue to grow.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's current team of leaders includes payer veterans and a Harvard Kennedy Fellow.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island partnered with Diagnostic Robotics to assist in identifying risks for chronic conditions in its members to curb unnecessary hospitalizations.

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.