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Madison-based Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin promoted Kristin Lueschow, MSN, RN, to chief nursing officer.

A former Insys Therapeutics manager testified Feb. 22 that the pharmaceutical company duped insurers into paying for its addictive fentanyl spray, according to The Boston Globe.

Maine is the state with the largest percentage of Medicare beneficiaries for its resident population, according to CMS data.

A trial over whether Anthem or Cigna owes the other billions after their botched merger attempt begins Feb. 25, according to Bloomberg Quint.

Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, cautioned against "Medicare for All" proposals in a Feb. 22 blog post, writing that such legislation "could do more harm than good to patient care."

A nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan accusing the health insurer of skimming additional fees from the organizations, according to court documents.

All of UnityPoint Health's facilities and physicians in central Illinois are in network with Humana and Molina Healthcare, according to the Journal Star.

More than 71 percent of surveyed employers are integrating or considering bundling their medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and disability benefits under a single employee package, according to a new study released by Anthem.

Aetna is growing its operations in High Point, N.C., and plans to increase its workforce by 300 positions by the end of 2020, according to the News & Record.

Nonprofit hospitals are throwing their support behind a bill that would partially expand Medicaid in Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.