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Cigna is partnering with Priority Health, the health plan of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health, on several initiatives.

Blue Shield of California debuted its Health Reimagined initiative, which aims to use technology to improve health outcomes and the way physicians are paid.

CVS Health is building a new office in Arizona as it expands its Aetna One Advocate care management program.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a nonprofit health plan in New England that covers 3 million members, is providing $32 million in premium credits to its customers.

On June 16, Highmark and HealthNow New York announced their intention to combine.

Highmark replaced Kaiser Foundation Health Plan as the Medicare Advantage plan members are most satisfied with, according to the J.D. Power 2020 Medicare Advantage Study.

Humana released the latest findings of its "Bold Goal" initiative, which is the health insurer's population health strategy.

On May 26, U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., sent a letter to David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, that questioned whether the health insurance company has moved to narrow its provider network and decrease reimbursement during the pandemic.

LaMonte Thomas, who heads up Cigna's North Texas and Oklahoma markets, is stepping down from his role July 11, according to DMagazine. 

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources awarded Aetna Better Health of West Virginia a statewide contract to manage health coverage for Medicaid-eligible residents.