Author: Jakob Emerson

Iowa said Aug. 31 it intends to award four-year Medicaid managed care contracts to Elevance Health's Amerigroup Iowa and Molina Healthcare of Iowa.

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has named Gary Boyd as vice president of information systems, Arkansas Business reported Aug. 30.

Blue Shield of California has named Sandra Clarke as COO and Mike Stuart as CFO, effective Oct. 10.

Louisiana intends to contract with Magellan to administer pharmacy benefits for the state's Medicaid managed care program.

A $60 million administrative services deal between Oscar Health and Health First Health Plans has been canceled, effective Jan. 1.

In the first six months of 2022, Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health has reported losses of $174 million and a $460 million decline in its investments, according to the company's financial results released Aug. 30.

From Molina failing to quickly pay providers to Centene settling with an 11th state over allegations it overbilled Medicaid programs, these are six recent fines levied against payers by states: 

A video of a woman vomiting in the parking lot of an Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield office in Los Angeles has gone viral across social media after the payer denied her coverage of treatment for a stomach condition.

Alma, a company that helps independent mental healthcare providers build their practices, has raised $130 million in series D funding, which includes investment from Cigna Ventures and Optum Ventures. 

Providence Health Plan has named Michael Mathias as its CIO, where he will oversee the strategy and adoption of information technology systems for the company.