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Humana unveiled a national payment model for oncology services for Medicare Advantage and commercial members.

The CEO of UnitedHealth Group spoke in opposition to recent "Medicare for All" proposals during a post-earnings conference call April 16, according to CNBC.

Families with lower incomes spend more on employer-sponsored health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical bills than those with higher incomes, according to a healthcare tracker released in partnership with the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Commercially insured members who were cared for by providers that shared financial risk with payers saw higher clinical quality and lower costs on average in 2017, according to benchmarking tool Atlas.

The CEO of Community Health Choice in Houston abruptly stepped down April 11, according to the Houston Chronicle.

UnitedHealth Group recorded strong financial results in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, ending the period with a $3.5 billion profit.

Elite Medical Center, a Las Vegas-based acute care hospital that some experts say is operating similarly to a 24/7 freestanding emergency room, doesn't contract with any payers, according to the Milbank News.

Pennsylvania's attorney general appealed to the state's Supreme Court April 8, seeking emergency relief before a consent decree between Pittsburgh-based giants UPMC and Highmark Health expires, or for the court to uphold the decrees while state litigation against UPMC proceeds,…

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota posted net income of $177.6 million in 2018, up from $20.2 million in the previous year, according to the Star Tribune.

Health insurer stock in the S&P 500 Managed Care Index fell 4 percent April 11 after HHS Secretary Alex Azar asked large employers to ensure their employees get prescription drug rebates, according to Bloomberg.