Author: Staff

From BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee signing on to a healthcare technology innovation alliance to UnitedHealth Group's Optum launching a new specialty drug management solution, here are five recent payer partnerships and expansions:

Several payers are creating new executive-level roles to double-down on investing in sustainability, state programs and diversity. 

UnitedHealthcare dodged a Texas court order that could have required it to disclose rates it negotiated with providers. 

Denver-based Friday Health Plans grew enrollment in its ACA plans by over 300 percent year over year during the previous open enrollment period, the payer announced Feb. 23. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee joined the Echo Innovation Alliance, a group dedicated to investing in companies on the cutting edge of healthcare technology. 

For providers and payers to maintain the momentum in forming value-based agreements, insurers need to have their "feet planted squarely in two areas, according to Lisa White, Director of value-based partner transformation at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New…

Michael Neidorff, Centene's CEO and chairman, doesn't just have his fingerprints all over Centene's history — his influence expands well across the payer landscape. 

Two Iowa lawmakers are calling on CMS to extend the eligibility for transitional health plans through 2023. 

While Sutter Health allegedly pressured payers to contract with its entire network, a Blue Shield executive said that payers also feared failure to reach an agreement would cause patients to leave for other insurers, according to a Feb. 22 Law360…

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine told providers in October 2021 that there would be delays in claims processing, but four months later, providers said little has changed, according to News Center Maine.