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The Chicago Health Executives Forum recognized NorthShore University HealthSystem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and Epic for the companies' joint payer platform.

Iora Health providers in Houston are now considered in-network for Aetna Medicare members, the health insurer said Feb. 17. 

Butler Hospital, a mental health hospital in Providence, R.I., partnered with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island on a program that aims to reduce hospital readmissions.

Humana named former executives of Ford Motor Co. and Johnson & Johnson to its board of directors, the insurer said Feb. 18. 

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina plans to add 702 jobs in Columbia over the next five years, according to The State. 

Humana is piloting a new care management program that focuses on coordinating care for some Medicare Advantage members who have chronic conditions.

House Democrats' plan to temporarily expand health coverage and subsidies under the ACA would cost about $53 billion and cover fewer than 2 million uninsured Americans, according to a Feb. 15 report from the Congressional Budget Office.

Many of the nation's largest commercial insurers saw their profits fall in the fourth quarter of 2020 as expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic increased.

CVS Health saw its profit drop by 44.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks in part to negative effects related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Blue Shield of California will use an algorithm with a "focus on equity" to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in California under a contract that outlines how the insurer will oversee the state's distribution process, according to The Los Angeles Times.