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Kentucky hospitals are set to receive between $800 million and $1 billion in additional funding each year if they agree to new quality metrics for Medicaid patients, Gov. Andy Beshear said Jan. 19. 

Nwando Olayiwola, MD, is Humana's senior vice president and first chief health equity officer, the insurer said Jan. 25. 

WellCare, a subsidiary of Centene, is piloting an at-home COVID-19 and flu prevention program for its Medicare Advantage members. 

In 2019, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association launched its high-performance network, dubbed Blue HPN. To date, 45 employers have chosen to offer Blue HPN as a network option for their employees, a number Jennifer Atkins, vice president of network…

Mike Cotton, the president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare's health plan SelectHealth, resigned, the Salt Lake City-based health system said Jan. 21.

Health Care Service Corp. promoted four of its executives, the health insurance company said Jan. 19. The promotions are effective Feb. 1. 

A new in-network agreement between Unified Women's Healthcare Texas, a chain of more than 60 OB-GYN practices across the state, and BlueCross BlueShield of Texas was inked, according to a Jan. 25 news release.

CMS will use 12 measures to calculate its 2022 Star Ratings for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, which the agency outlined Jan. 15.

CMS will use 30 measures to calculate its 2022 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage plans, which the agency outlined Jan. 15.

OptumCare, the part of UnitedHealth Group that provides direct patient care, plans on adding thousands of physicians in the next year, UnitedHealth's CEO said during a Jan. 20 earnings call.