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Blue Cross Plan Doubles Housing Investment To Address Social Determinants

One of the nation’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans is more than doubling its investments in housing and related support to the homeless and those who don’t cannot afford rent as health insurers intensify their investments to address social de…

Oscar Health To Launch Biggest Obamacare Expansion Yet

Oscar Health will roll out its biggest expansion of health insurance yet expanding to 12 new markets and six new states to sell coverage in 2020 for individuals and families.

Big Blue Cross Plan Hires Social Workers To Address Determinants

One of the nation’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans is hiring dozens of social workers at centers it owns across Florida where the insurer wants to educate and connect health plan enrollees to more than just medical services.

Cigna May Divest Group Life Business To Keep Up With Rivals Buying Providers

Reports Cigna may be looking to divest its group benefits business come as rivals are spending to expand their medical care provider operations.

Walgreens Expands Kroger Grocery To More Drugstores

Drugstore chain Walgreens and Kroger grocery will expand a new format to yet another market that combines the drugstore chain’s “health and beauty products” with the grocery giant’s popular brands.

Oscar Health Lands Berkshire Hathaway Deal Ahead Of Obamacare Expansion

A new agreement Oscar Health signed with Berkshire Hathaway’s NICO reinsurance subsidiary is a signal Oscar is on the verge of a big expansion in the individual Obamacare and small group health insurance business.

Uber Taps Lucrative Medicare Business With Logistics Deal

Uber Health’s partnership with American Logistics offers a glimpse into the expanding opportunities for ride sharing companies to expand into non-emergency medical transportation covered by health insurers, Medicare and Medicaid.

Half Of Big U.S. Employers Favor Expanding Medicare

More than half of large U.S. employers favor expanding Medicare by making more Americans under 65 eligible, the National Business Group on Health annual survey shows.

Centene To Sell Obamacare In 10 More States

Health insurer Centene is once again expanding its Obamacare footprint, adding 10 new states where it will sell subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Rite Aid Taps Healthcare Executive As New CEO To Replace Standley

Rite Aid named longtime healthcare executive Heyward Donigan as new CEO to replace the embattled John Standley,