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HHS Expands Access To Marketplace Catastrophic Health Plans For Upcoming Plan Year
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is implementing measures to expand access to “more affordable” catastrophic health coverage through its new hardship exemption guidance. […]
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Medical Cost Trend Projected To Grow At 8.5% For 2026
For the 2026 health insurance plan year, a recent survey of health plan actuaries projected that the medical cost growth trend will remain at 8.5% for the group plan market […]
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Blue Shield Of California Launches Mobile Pharmacy Price Check Tool
Blue Shield of California announced the availability of a new digital pharmacy price check tool within the Blue Shield mobile app to allow members to immediately view the out-of-pocket price […]
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Positive Development Raises $51.5 Million To Expand Its Developmental Therapy Model For Autism
Positive Development, Inc., which provides developmental therapy for children with autism and their families, closed a $51.5 million Series C funding round. The company plans to use the funding to […]
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Meridian Health Plan Partners With McLaren Health Care To Expand Its Network In 35 Counties Across Michigan
Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc. (Meridian), a managed care organization in Michigan, announced its partnership with McLaren Health Care. This collaboration will expand access to high-quality medical services for […]
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Molina Healthcare Of Illinois & MolinaCares Accord Invest Over $1.6 Million To Support Local Community Organizations
Molina Healthcare of Illinois (Molina), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord (MolinaCares), invested over $1.6 million in support of local community organizations to improve health outcomes in Illinois. Together with […]
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Aligned Marketplace Joins Arbital Health Platform To Expand Value-Based Care Contracting For Self-Insured Employers
Arbital Health, a healthcare technology and actuarial leader that centralizes, measures, and adjudicates value-based care contracts at scale, announced its strategic partnership with Aligned Marketplace, an advanced primary care marketplace […]
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Most Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Live In Highly Concentrated Markets With Few Plan Choices
About 89% of Medicare beneficiaries in 2024 lived in a county where at least half of beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans sponsored by only one or two insurers, […]
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Employers Plan To Shift More Health Care Plan Costs To Employees For 2026 Plan Year
Employers plan to shift more health care plan costs to employees for the 2026 plan year, according to a survey by Mercer, which is part of Marsh McLennan, a global […]
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Priority Health Expands Into Wisconsin As Governing Member Of Group Health Cooperative Of Eau Claire
Priority Health, a Michigan-based health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, and Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire (the Cooperative), a community-based health plan in Wisconsin serving more than […]