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A million more people likely went without health insurance in 2019 than the year before, according to a new report from the Census Bureau. 

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has a new value-based partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield that the organizations said will positively affect projected care costs by $400 million during the next seven years.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi are opening a primary care clinic focused on redesigning the patient experience.

Cigna is rebranding its health services division, including pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, as Evernorth, it said Sept. 16. 

MarinHealth Medical Center and Anthem Blue Cross signed a new contract for the insurer's members to keep in-network access to services at the Greenbrae, Calif.-based hospital.

CMS issued part one of its proposed 2022 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice, which updates payment methodologies to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans.

Centene Corp. is working with Samsung to expand telehealth access for its members who live in rural and underserved areas across the U.S., the insurer said Sept. 14. 

New Jersey residents will be able to access a new health insurance product next year offered through a joint venture between Hackensack Meridian Health, RWJBarnabas Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

After a large exodus in 2017, more health insurers are growing their presence in the individual exchanges and marketplaces set up by the ACA.

UnitedHealthcare and Canopy Health, a physician- and hospital-owned accountable care network, partnered on a new health plan that aims to lower members' premiums by 25 percent.