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AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in need, announced appointments to two newly created roles on its executive leadership team: Adrian Mebane has been named executive vice president and chief risk officer; and Topper Ray has been named executive vice president, public affairs.

This week, legislators on several Joint Legislative Oversight Committees discussed healthcare policy and potential changes to how North Carolina regulates insurance and medical...

The region's largest health insurer said Tuesday that revenue climbed 13% last year, to nearly $25 billion, and that its 2021 net income soared 31%, to $816 million, compared to 2020. Independence's profit margin climbed for the second year in a row, reaching 3.3%. Independence invested in a digital mental health care start-up. Independence owns 61.3% of...

The program is a result of a $15 million commitment and will focus on specific efforts to reduce and prevent health disparities.

Private insurers and Affordable Care Act marketplaces will do the heavy lifting to ensure the nearly 78 million Americans enrolled in the nation's largest public health insurance program maintain continuity of coverage at the end of the pandemic.

Community members struggling to recover from hurricanes and COVID-19 can speak out at the ENC Regional Church and Community Resiliency Collaborative.

Accelerate Health Equity is a collaboration among 11 Philly-area health organizations to improve health outcomes for city residents.

To address health inequities in Philadelphia, 10 insurers, health care systems and medical schools are joining forces with the city to form Accelerate Health Equity. The initiative seeks to improve racial disparities in heart disease, colorectal cancer, obesity, diabetes and other areas of concern. Participants include IBX, Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, Temple Health, CHOP, Main Line Health, Drexel University and PCOM.

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