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Aetna is planning on having most of its employees work from home through at least the start of 2021, according to the Hartford Courant. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois formally opened its new office on Chicago's South Side Aug. 10.

Managed care plan CareSource will spend $50 million on affordable housing projects across the country.

Well-intentioned programs that aim to improve population health and social determinants of health sometimes don't take off as health plans intend. While member adoption may not meet expectations, the lessons learned from these instances are valuable and inform future ideas.

Humana filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals over its sale of since-recalled blood pressure medication that contained carcinogenic substances.

House lawmakers said Aug. 6 that they will launch an investigation into the business practices of health and dental insurance companies after many posted high profits in the second quarter of this year.

The pandemic has renewed calls for value-based alternatives as fee-for-service models place pressure on providers who are facing large volume declines.

The second quarter of this fiscal year proved lucrative for big for-profit health insurers, who saw significantly fewer medical claims than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big commercial health insurers continued to grow their Medicare membership in the second quarter of this year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Alignment Healthcare, a California-based Medicare Advantage insurer, is expanding into several markets in California, Nevada and North Carolina in 2021.