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Medicaid, Medicare Enrollment Boost Centene
Centene’s membership grew by more than 1 million in the third quarter compared to last year thanks to a big increase in enrollment in its Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, the company reported Tuesday.
Abbott Has Shipped More Than 1 Billion Covid Tests Since Pandemic’s Beginning
Abbott Laboratories chief said the company has “shipped over 1 billion Covid tests since the start of the pandemic.”
Anthem Latest Health Insurer To Boost Outlook In Pandemic
Anthem’s membership grew by 2.4 million compared to a year ago on strong enrollment in its Medicaid plans that have drawn more people to such coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Walgreens Takes Bigger $5.2 Billion Stake In Doctor Clinic Partner VillageMD
Walgreens will invest $5.2 billion in VillageMD to open at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets by 2025.
UnitedHealth’s Optum Helps Healthcare Giant Boost Outlook Amid Pandemic
UnitedHealth Group raised its outlook for the rest of this year amid a strong financial performance of its businesses aided by its Optum healthcare services.
Cigna To Sell Life Insurance Business To Chubb For $5.75 Billion
Cigna is selling its life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses to Chubb for $5.75 billion to focus on its healthcare business.
Coming To Employee Health Coverage: Food Delivery To Remote Worker Homes
More employers are adding home delivery of meals and snacks as a new health benefits for 2022 as the Covid-19 pandemic keeps Americans working remotely from home.
Parade Of Health Insurers Expand Medicare Advantage Into Hundreds Of New Counties
UnitedHealth Group, Cigna, Humana, Anthem and CVS Health’s Aetna are among health insurers expanding into hundreds of new counties next year to sell Medicare Advantage in this increasingly competitive business.
Walgreens To Buy $970M Majority Stake In Specialty Pharmacy Developer
Walgreens Boots Alliance is investing $970 million for a majority stake in a specialty pharmacy company Shields Health Solutions.
CVS To Hire 25,000 As U.S. Preps Covid Booster Shots
CVS Health plans to hire 25,000 new pharmacy and drugstore workers as the U.S. prepares for seasonal flu season and a rush to get Covid-19 booster shots.
