1. Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna intends to reach an agreement by early summer to move its headquarters.
2. Huntingdon Valley, Pa.-based Holy Redeemer Health System and Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross inked a three-year agreement to maintain in-network services at the health system for Independence policyholders.
3. Starting next month, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia will no longer cover emergency department services it deems unnecessary for members with individual plans.
4. Denver Health hired Greg McCarthy as CEO of the Denver Health Medical Plan.
5. The New York State Department of Health gave MetroPlus Health Plan the highest score for quality measures among Medicaid managed care plans in the state.
6. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is no longer in Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare‘s network following the hospital’s request for a 35 percent reimbursement hike.
7. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana reached a multiyear agreement to reinstate in-network access to all Tenet providers.
8. Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina requested a 22.9 percent average rate increase for health plans it sells on the ACA exchange.
9. Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will distribute a one-time award of five stocks to each of its more than 40,000 employees and expand its paid leave.
10. Chicago-based Health Care Service Corp., the umbrella organization of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies in five states, reported a $1.3 billion year-over-year increase in profit in the first quarter of 2017.
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