The Aetna Connected Plan with CVS Health is the latest joint venture to offer expanded healthcare resources to the St. Louis and Southern California markets.

University Hospital in Newark, N.J., is setting its sights on a major upgrade with a price tag of $1 billion, according to NJ Spotlight. 

Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health System plans to move and build a replacement hospital for Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, W.Va., according to a document obtained by WV News. 

In a letter to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, payer executives argued against a bill that would impose a $50 million tax on insurance companies, potentially driving businesses out of the state, according to the Hartford Courant.

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix is working on a $748 million expansion project that will double the size of its campus, according to the Phoenix Business Journal. 

The following health systems have opened hospitals, advanced proposals to build them or announced plans for them in the last two weeks:

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is planning to invest $450 million in a new patient care care tower slated to open in 2025.

Centene, Anthem and Cigna ranked among the top 25 for employer responses to the pandemic, according to Forbes.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health opened a 400,000-square-foot medical plaza housing a range of specialty cardiovascular services, according to an April 14 news release. 

UMass Memorial Health Care, a safety-net system in Worcester, Mass., is opposing Boston-based Mass General Brigham's plan to build an outpatient center in Westborough, Mass., according to The Community Advocate.