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  • Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare explores Medicaid MCOs in its latest whitepaper.

Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) play an important role in delivering high-quality, cost-effective health care to millions of individuals across the country. By increasing access to essential services, improving the consumer experience and managing costs effectively, MCOs help consumers, state partners and providers alike.
  • OpEd
Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) has deployed a deeply concerning new tactic in
its recent negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announces the two-year achievements of Right Help, Right Now, including new investments in SCOPs, during an anniversary event in Richmond on December 11, 2024. Official Photo by Austin Stevens, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
  • Medicaid
Governor Glenn Youngkin celebrated the two-year anniversary of Virginia’s Right Help, Right Now behavioral health transformation plan in Richmond. This three-year effort has strengthened behavioral health services across the Commonwealth, resulting in a wide range of initiatives, legislation, and unprecedented financial investments totaling $1.4 billion since its launch in December of 2022.
  • Marketplace
More than 400,000 Virginians signed up for health care coverage during the first open enrollment period for Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace, which took place from November 1, 2023, to January 16, 2024.
  • Marketplace
The State Corporation Commission’s Health Benefit Exchange reminds Virginians that January 16, 2024, is the deadline to apply for, re-enroll in, or change health insurance for 2024 on Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace.
  • Leadership
Kaiser Permanente has announced that Israel Rocha has been named regional president of the health system's Mid-Atlantic region.