Author: Rylee Wilson

Labor unions contracted with Elevance Health for self-funded plans are suing the payer, alleging Elevance Health does not allow self-paid plans to access their own claims data and charged the self-pay plans higher rates than it had negotiated with hospitals. 

Six payer-provider contracts Becker's has reported since Nov. 21: 

Providence Health Plan has promoted two employees to market president: Scott Burton to lead commercial and Shannon Drotning to lead consumer and specialty. 

In the first five weeks of open enrollment, 1.2 million people have signed up for ACA exchange plans for the first time, and 4.3 million have renewed their plans or selected new options on the marketplace, HHS said Dec. 7. 

Blue Shield of California is expanding its collaboration with home health provider DispatchHealth. 

Here are four payer layoffs Becker's reported this year. 

Some payers are conducting layoffs, while others are looking to the tech sector to find new hires. Here are eight payer workforce developments Becker's has reported since Nov. 11. 

Eleven states will provide government health benefits to children without permanent legal status in 2023, Stateline reported Dec. 6. 

Oscar Health has appointed Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen to its board of directors. 

Centene will pay Oregon $17 million to settle allegations the payer overcharged the state's Medicaid program for pharmaceutical services, the Oregon Justice Department said Dec. 6.