Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin named Ted Osthelder as president, where he will helm the state's Medicaid health plans. 

Studying the Military Health System and Tricare are major stepping stones in modernizing veterans' healthcare, five authors wrote in a July 26 Health Affairs blog post. 

Highmark, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has launched its new "Because Life" campaign.

Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, will provide live behavioral health and wellness coaching through its collaboration with the Heuro Health app. 

Hundreds participated in "Medicare for All" marches in 50 cities across the U.S. July 24.

Anthem has invested $87.9 million in affordable housing in 11 Indiana cities, according to a July 24 news release.

Cigna and MultiPlan are calling on a district judge to throw out an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit filed against them.

Humana and Anthem are on board with DomaniRx, a joint venture creating a transparency-driven claims adjudication platform.

WellCare is incentivizing Kentucky Medicaid recipients to get their COVID-19 vaccine with $100 gift cards. 

Florida Blue is hiring 1,200 health insurance agents as it prepares for enrollment this fall.

Analysts expect a year-over-year decline in Centene's second-quarter earnings, which will be reported July 27, according to Yahoo. 

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Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev. and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., co-authored a bill that would allow Medicare Part B to cover most dental services.

Physicians are holding their breath for when public health emergency orders are lifted, as it could mean a significant dropoff in telehealth coverage for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Nearly half of Puerto Rico's population could lose health coverage without additional Medicaid funding from Congress, ABC News reported July 22.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana members covered by an integrated "carved-in" pharmacy benefit experience slower growth in medical spending compared to those whose pharmacy benefits are separate from their plans, according to a study published by the American Journal of Managed Care July 22.

A contract dispute between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Health Care System could leave thousands of state residents without in-network coverage, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press article on Yahoo's website. 

A district judge dismissed a pair of lawsuits from Humana and Centene against Indivior over alleged attempts to suppress competition of Suboxone, its opioid recovery drug. 

American Indian and Alaska Native populations have seen a 16 percentage point decrease in their uninsured rate, but still remain the least insured demographic, according to an Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation study. 

AmeriHealth Caritas has 5 million Medicaid, Medicare and Children's Health Insurance Program members across 13 states and Washington, D.C., according to its website.