 ORANGE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Medicare Advantage company Alignment Healthcare NASDAQ: ALHC today announced the addition of Mission Health to its provider network to serve seven new counties in Western North Carolina where the company is expanding its presence in 2022. Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in Avery, Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell and Transylvania counties will have access to Alignments Medicare Advantage plans and services in partnership with Mission Health, starting Jan. 1, 2022. 