Update: Allegheny Health Network signed a one-year in-network agreement with Cigna for commercial members that is effective July 1, the Pittsburgh Business Journal reported June 29.
Author: Andrew Cass
A federal judge in North Carolina certified class action status June 5 in a lawsuit alleging Aetna and OptumHealth Care Solutions conspired to use "dummy code" to make administrative fees appear to be billable medical charges.
Lucet, which provides behavioral health services to health plans, has named former Humana executive Brian Doheny its COO.
Humana's CenterWell Senior Primary Care business has opened its 250th center with plans to continue expanding over the next two years.
From Centene signing an agreement to sell an artificial intelligence platform, to UnitedHealth Group's Optum pitching a $3.3 billion merger with a home-health provider, here are 10 payer merger and acquisition updates Becker's reported since March 31:
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A federal judge in St. Louis issued a preliminary injunction barring former Cigna executive Amy Bricker from working for CVS Health, while a lawsuit over her noncompete clause moves forward.
In-home healthcare company Monogram Health has named former Cigna leader Casey McKeon COO.
From an appellate court blocking an attempt to prevent Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield's reorganization, to arbitrators ruling that UnitedHealthcare must pay Envision Healthcare $91 million in a billing dispute, here are eight lawsuits and settlements involving payers Becker's has…
The 69th Fortune 500 was released June 5. Five payers were included in the top 25 on the annual list of the largest corporations in the U.S. ranked by revenue for the 2022 fiscal year.
Emily Zalkovsky has been named Texas Medicaid director, effective July 1.