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Verily, the life sciences unit owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, has been in talks with insurers about jointly bidding for contracts in which it would take on risk for hundreds of thousands of patients, according to CNBC.

UnitedHealthcare is the largest investor in a future 60-unit affordable housing complex in Milwaukee, dubbed SEVEN04 Place.

A judged tossed Molina Healthcare of New Mexico's lawsuit to stop New Mexico from moving forward with newly awarded Medicaid contracts, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports.

The Justice Department cast aside much of a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging UnitedHealth Group used incorrect risk scores to inflate Medicare Advantage payments, according to Law 360.

Amazon has shaken up the healthcare industry by launching a line of over-the-counter healthcare products and partnering with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to create an independent healthcare company.

Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, said the insurer's $69 billion merger with CVS Health will succeed by keeping Americans healthier where they live, according to CBS This Morning.

Anthem rescinded plans to cut reimbursement on certain same-day services following strong opposition from the American Medical Association, according to a letter Anthem sent to the AMA.

Under new legislation, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Iowa's largest health insurer, may offer plans with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation that skirt certain ACA requirements, the Des Moines Register reports.

Of 300 million prior authorization requests rejected at the pharmacy each year, 36 percent are abandoned, according to a recent report by CoverMyMeds.

Humana's integrated clinical model, furthered by its recent bid for Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare's home health arm, is reviving Humana's medical cost competitive advantage, according to a recent Leerink Partners analysis.