Author: Andrew Cass

Ten providers — including Ascension and Intermountain Healthcare — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Blue Cross of California has agreed to issue $9.2 million in reimbursements to members who were incorrectly required to pay office visit costs as part of their deductibles. 

AmeriHealth Caritas has hired a former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan leader to oversee its ACA marketplace business.

Aetna is canceling its in-network contract with mental health startup Cerebral on Aug. 21, Forbes reported June 8. 

Federal funding rules will limit Medicaid's ability to provide abortion access if Roe v. Wade is overturned, CNBC reported June 8. 

Medicare spent an average of $14,173 per beneficiary in 2019, according to a June 7 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Ten consumers told Kaiser Health News they thought they were signing up for health insurance plans through the ACA marketplace, but instead ended up with a membership in a Houston-based healthcare-sharing ministry, the outlet reported June 7. 

Blue Cross of California is facing a lawsuit for allegedly denying and underpaying for COVID-19 testing, Law Street Media reported June 6. 

After three mass shootings in less than two weeks, CareOregon said it is standing with other healthcare organizations that have declared gun violence a public health crisis. 

A Colorado bill that would require healthcare-sharing ministries to submit annual reports on their operations to the state's insurance commissioner has been sent to Gov. Jared Polis' desk.