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Anthem, Kroger Health Partner To Offer Medicare Advantage Plans

July 19, 2021 - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) and Kroger Health have announced that they will be partnering to offer a Medicare Advantage plan in 2022, an Anthem spokesperson told HealthPayerIntelligence in an email. “These plans would bring together the strengths of the two organizations to give Medicare-eligible individuals access to...

New Aetna Health Plan Leverages CVS HealthHUBs, Narrow Networks

September 01, 2020 by Kelsey Waddill

Aetna is initiating a new employer-sponsored health plan in Kansas and Missouri that will combine a narrow network with CVS Health services, the payer announced. “This plan is just one example...

Walmart Forays Into Medicare with Walmart Insurance Services LLC

July 14, 2020 by Kelsey Waddill

Walmart has started offering health plan options, the retailer confirmed to CNBC. The company has been somewhat enigmatic about its newest venture. It did not put out a press release, but rather...

BCBSTX’s New Medical Centers Seek Multicultural Value-Based Care

October 07, 2019 by Kelsey Waddill

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) opened the first of ten medical centers with Sanitas Medical Center (Sanitas), the payer announced last week, with an emphasis on their pursuit of...

Employing Social Workers to Address Social Determinants of Health

October 03, 2019 by Emily Sokol, MPH

Payers are trying to understand their role in addressing the social determinants of health. These non-clinical factors that impact an individual’s health include environment, housing, food...

Retail Clinics, Surprise Bills Changing Healthcare Purchasing Patterns

November 05, 2018 by Jennifer Bresnick

Consumers are changing the way they spend their healthcare dollars as the stress of surprise medical bills, coupled with new retail-style options, change the care delivery landscape. Two new consumer...

Rumors Swirl of Possible Walmart Acquisition of Humana

March 30, 2018 by Jennifer Bresnick

Walmart may be making a move to acquire Humana, one of the nation’s biggest health payers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar with the matter – but without...