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Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Riverside Health Announce Multiyear Contract
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and Riverside Health, an integrated health network serving eastern Virginia, announced a new multiyear agreement that ensures Anthem members will continue to […]
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Nearly Two-Thirds Of All States Cover Behavioral Health Therapy For Children & Youth Without A Diagnosis
Nearly two-thirds (31) of state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans cover behavioral health therapy for children and youth whether or not the children/youth have a diagnosed behavioral […]
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Erickson Senior Living’s Medicare Advantage Plan For Residents Earns Top National Ranking For Sixth Consecutive Year
Erickson Senior Living, which develops and manages continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), announced its Medicare Advantage health plan, Erickson Advantage, has been awarded a 5-out-of-5-star overall rating from the Centers […]
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Consumers With Chronic Conditions May Disproportionately Pay Out-Of-Pocket Costs For Preventive Care
While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services with no consumer cost-sharing, out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for which they should be […]
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Cityblock Health & Meridian Health Plan Of Illinois Announce Partnership To Serve 10,000 Medicaid Members
Cityblock Health and Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc. (Meridian) announced a partnership to bring comprehensive, community-based care to 10,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in urban and rural communities across 17 counties […]
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Cincinnati Children’s Pediatric ACO & Telehealth Expansion Linked To Fewer Emergency Department, Urgent Care, In-Person Visits
After Cincinnati Children’s HealthVine Medicaid pediatric accountable care organization (ACO) expanded the use of telehealth in 2021 within its service area of southwest Ohio, the ACO reported savings of $610,000 […]
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Included Health Expands Platform With AI Assistant To Improve Communications With Clinical Professionals
Included Health, which provides a virtual and in-person care coordination and system navigation platform, launched Dot by Included Health, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. Dot will provide secure access to […]
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After The ACA & Before COVID-19, More U.S. Children Relied On Medicaid, CHIP, Or Marketplace Plans Than On Private Insurance
A larger percentage of U.S. children between 2015 and 2019 relied on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), or Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans for continuous health insurance […]
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Arizona Medicaid Plans New Solicitation For Long-Term Care For Elderly & Physically Disabled, For Late 2026
On September 19, 2025, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) published an announcement stating that it was extending its current contracts with Mercy Care, Banner-University Family Care, and […]
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Kaiser Permanente Launches In Northern Nevada In 2026 Through Joint Venture With Renown Health
Kaiser Permanente and Renown Health announced their agreement to jointly own and operate a health plan and outpatient care delivery system that will bring Kaiser Permanente to northern Nevada beginning in 2026. […]