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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will waive any out-of-pocket costs for eligible members needing insulin and diabetic medical supplies before their deductible is met.

Anthem completed its acquisition of the nation's largest independent behavioral health organization, Beacon Health Options, March 2. 

Priority Health, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurer, partnered with Amazon to develop a branded storefront that beneficiaries can use to purchase eligible items with their health savings account and flexible spending accounts. 

Cigna will administer Houston Methodist's health plan that covers 26,000 employees, in addition to signing an in-network contract with the facility, the organizations said March 2. 

Launched in 2019, UnitedHealth Group's Harmony health plan aims to steer patients to physician practices owned by Optum, according to Bloomberg.

Blue Shield of California is partnering with health benefits startup Accolade on a new offering for California employers, the organizations said Feb. 26.

Humana and Aledade, a company that partners with primary care practices to improve ACO processes, expanded their partnership for Humana's Medicare Advantage members in North Carolina.

A contract disagreement between Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health and Anthem is holding up negotiations as an April 29 deadline approaches, according to a column published in the News-Sentinel. 

The following payer executives changed their positions in February.

Aetna is expanding its health insurance offerings in the Atlanta area by partnering with two Atlanta-based health systems, Emory Healthcare and Northside Hospital System.