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Aetna, Blue Shield of California, and Centene's Health Net are teaming up on a new, shared payment model for primary care physicians in California. 

The behavioral health crisis in America continues to escalate. With mental health conditions affecting one in five adults and contributing to over $200 billion in annual healthcare spending, traditional fee-for-service models are inadequate to address this growing challenge.

UnitedHealthcare added more than 400,000 Medicare Advantage members during the annual open enrollment period, according to data CMS published Feb. 25.  

SCAN Group will launch a new member portal and app before the end of summer, aiming to tackle key member pain points through personalization, improved care access, and self-service tools.

Champaign, Ill.-based Health Alliance and Southern Pines, N.C.-based FirstCarolinaCare will no longer offer any insurance plans past 2025, with the exception of Medicare Advantage.

Centene is working to keep its youngest members out of the emergency room and set on a course for better lifelong health through a new, simple benefit: early allergen introduction.

In 2019, Medicare spent roughly $7.7 billion on 10 common diabetes drugs, including GLP-1 medications. By 2023, that amount reached $35.8 billion, marking a 364% increase, according to a new report from HHS' Office of Inspector General. 

UnitedHealth Group's board of directors authorized a $2.10 per-share cash dividend to be paid on March 18. 

Almost 11 million people would become uninsured if Medicaid expansion states can’t fulfill spending obligations left by potential federal Medicaid cuts, according to a Feb. 24 analysis from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Arizona is the latest state looking to implement Medicaid work requirements.