Author: Andrew Cass

Incoming Jefferson Health CEO Joseph Cacchione, MD, told the Philadelphia Inquirer Aug. 1 that Medicare Advantage will be an important part of any provider-based insurance entity. 

Aetna patients in Austin with Aetna insurance plans are in network with Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital, effective Aug. 1. 

Anthem said it is optimistic that progress is being made on contract negotiations with Portland-based Maine Medical Center and the sides will reach an agreement by the end of the year, the Portland Press Herald reported Aug. 1. 

Cleveland Clinic and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio have reached a deal on a multiyear contract. 

Four months after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi went out of network with Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center, the sides have been unable to agree on a new contract, and the dispute now involves a lawsuit alleging a…

From announcing it will restructure into two separate units, to donating an office building to the University of Louisville, here are here are eight news items about Humana published by Becker's since June 13:   

Aetna Better Health of California has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s  Multicultural Health Care distinction.

CMS is seeking public input on how to improve the Medicare Advantage program. 

The U.S. House Ways & Means Committee advanced a bill to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process. 

Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's data analysis licensee, named Bob Darin CEO, effective July 22.