Author: Staff

Anthem Blue Cross is expanding BlueHPN, its high performance network, effective 2022. 

Here are five recent expansions and partnerships from national payers:

Montage Health and Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare, both based in California, are partnering with Blue Shield of California on a commercial health plan. 

UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have received recognition by the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, which evaluate companies' stock performances based on environmental and social criteria. 

Here are seven updates on payer contract negotiations and resolutions:

CMS announced Nov. 13 that Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles will see the largest hike in the program's history next year.

The former head of UnitedHealthcare's Shared Savings Program alleged during testimony that the insurer was willing to pay for its members' surprise medical bills, but only if they filed a complaint to the company. 

An "internal error" is requiring nearly 14,000 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members to reenroll in coverage or else lose their insurance, WBIR reported Nov. 11. 

The end of a multiyear agreement between Express Scripts and Walmart means that service members who receive health insurance through TRICARE cannot fill prescriptions at Walmart.

From Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Cigna, here are five executive payer moves to know about: