Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is no longer in-network for Anthem members after failing to negotiate a new contract Sept. 30, according to a Hartford Courant report.
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Dennis Matheis, a former Anthem executive, will succeed Michael Dudley as president and CEO of Optima Health in Virginia Beach, Va., and senior corporate vice president of Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare.
Former CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt accused President Donald Trump of "purposely" raising health insurance premiums for Americans after the Trump administration failed to meet a deadline to approve Oklahoma's waiver aimed at reducing residents' health insurance premiums.
Oklahoma's health commissioner blamed President Donald Trump's administration for missing a final deadline to approve its section 1332 waiver to implement a reinsurance program in 2018.
Congress has allowed funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program to expire, according to The Washington Post.
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Independence Blue Cross members lost in-network access to five Pennsylvania hospitals purchased by Tower Health in West Reading, Pa., from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Indianapolis-based Anthem will no longer sell its individual health plans on Maine's ACA exchange in 2018, Forbes reports.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente ranked No. 1 in consumer experience among health plans, according to a study by market research firm Forrester in Cambridge, Mass.
President Donald Trump said he intends to sign an executive order permitting health insurers to sell policies across state lines, Politico reports.