Author: Andrew Cass

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has expanded access to behavioral health services with three providers in the state.

From two insurers dropping legal challenges over Medi-Cal contract awards to Cigna suing over an executive's departure to a competitor, here are five lawsuits and settlements involving payers Becker's has reported since Jan. 4. 

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health Plan has been fined $125,000 for wrongly rejecting health insurance claims, PennLive reported Jan. 27. 

Cigna is suing former executive Amy Bricker and CVS, alleging her departure to the rival violated a noncompete agreement, according to a federal lawsuit filed Jan. 26. 

As many as 42 states could introduce bills this year to limit or change prior authorization, Miranda Motter, AHIP's vice president of state affairs, told Axios Jan. 27. 

Ten providers — including Cone Health and Orlando Health — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Angle Health, a health insurer that launched in 2021, has raised $58 million in series A funding. 

New Mexico Medicaid Director Nicole Comeaux is leaving her role, the Albuquerque Journal reported Jan. 24. 

PacificSource Health Plans named John Espinola, MD, its president and CEO, effective April 3. 

From releasing its fourth-quarter earnings to being investigated by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority, here are eight stories about UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has reported since Jan. 13: