Author: Rylee Wilson

Cigna's health services arm, Evernorth, is adding management for chronic conditions to telehealth service MDLive. 

John Stelben, previously CFO of governance services at Aetna, will join eHealth as CFO. 

Centene delivered "unacceptable" performance for its Medicaid managed care contract for Illinois foster youth, an investigation from the Illinois Answers Project published in the Chicago Sun-Times found. 

CDPHP and St. Peter's Health Partners are taking shots at each other during routine contract negotiations — but despite the bad blood, both sides say they anticipate reaching an agreement by the end of the year, WAMC reported Nov. 11. 

Here are six payer merger and acquisition updates Becker's has reported since Oct. 17. 

Dec. 31 deadlines are looming for some payer-provider contracts, while other disputes are dragging on and leaving patients out of network. Here are five updates on ongoing contract negotiations:

Aetna is partnering with Crossover Health to bring in-person and virtual value-based primary care to employer-sponsored health plans in the Seattle area. 

Several payers are among the more than 100 healthcare organizations signing on to the White House and HHS' Health Sector Climate Pledge. 

CenterWell, Humana's primary care organization, will open three primary care clinics for older adults in Louisville, Ky., as it continues to expand its footprint. 

Aetna and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network will be out of network next year, The Morning Call reported Nov. 10.