Aledade, a value-based care network operating ACOs across 18 states, will coordinate care for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's commercially insured and Medicare Advantage members.
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The parents of missing CDC physician Dr. Timothy Cunningham said police have called them to examine a body on four separate occasions, only to learn each time it was not their son, according to CNN.
Chicago-based Norwegian American Hospital is seeking approval to close its pediatric unit by March 31, according to the Chicago Tribune.
In a move to save costs, Massachusetts officials opted to close Jamaica Plain, Mass.-based Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and relocate its inpatient services across town to Boston Medical Center, according to The Boston Globe.
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.
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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.
As the search continues for a missing CDC employee, a monetary reward is being offered for information about the case, according to The New York Times.
A team of researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute, both based in Indianapolis, developed predictive models to identify primary care patients in need of social services.
Atlanta police are still looking for Dr. Timothy Cunningham, team lead for the CDC's division of population health, who was last seen Feb. 12, according to a report from ABC News.
The number of Americans who died from an overdose related to synthetic opioids doubled in 2016, while overdose deaths related to other opioids fell by 3 percent, according to a report released Feb. 22.