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NEWSFEED:
News & Market Updates
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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. […]
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Oregon Medicaid CCOs Had Mixed Financial Results & Higher Costs Due To Higher Health Care Utilization
Oregon’s 16 Medicaid Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) had mixed financial results during 2024, according to an analysis by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Nine of the CCOs operated at a […]
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Employer Health Care Costs Projected To Increase By 9.1% For 2026 Plan Year
U.S. employers project that their health care costs will increase by 9.1% in 2026, which is a higher pace than the previous two years, when increases were 8.1% in 2025 […]
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Nevada Health Link Insurance Marketplace Launches ‘Battle Born’ Public Health Insurance Option
Nevada has become the third state to launch a public health insurance option, after Washington and Colorado, with the rollout of the Battle Born State Plans (BBSPs) administered by three […]
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California To Phase Out Prior Authorization For Health Care Services With Approval Rates Of 90% Or Higher
New legislation in California, signed on October 6, 2025, directs health plans and health insurers to phase out prior authorization for health care services with approval rates of 90% or […]