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Centene is pausing expansion of its campus in Clayton, Mo., because of high crime rates, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with a provider group that is opening six primary care centers in the state, the insurer said Dec. 14. 

Tufts Health Plan has to divest one of its subsidiaries so its merger with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care can move forward, according to the Department of Justice. UnitedHealth Group has already come through as the buyer.

Small and family-owned pharmacies are being left out of a Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina initiative to help members buy healthcare-related items, according to The News & Observer.  

Insurers are well-positioned to manage costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as new healthcare business competition from Amazon, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Cigna announced six leadership changes across its insurance and Evernorth health services Dec. 10.

Humana will offer its own version of CMS' Primary Care First model across 48 states and the District of Columbia, the insurer said Dec. 10.

Centene completed its acquisition of Apixio, a healthcare-focused data science company, according to a Dec. 8 news release.

Bruce Broussard, the CEO of Humana, was named among Fortune's top business people of the year. 

The District of Columbia has some of the lowest annual health insurance costs for employees in the nation, according to a 2019 Commonwealth Fund report.