Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health will be out of network with UnitedHealthcare and Centene's Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health and Blue Shield of California have gone out of network across 17 hospitals.

Arizona has awarded long-term managed care contracts to Centene and UnitedHealthcare.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health could go out of network with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans if the sides are unable to reach an agreement by Dec. 31, Arkansas Money & Politics reported Nov. 30.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System have agreed to a new contract that will keep Wellstar patients in network with the payer through May 2027. 

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health will be out of network for all Cigna Healthcare members starting Jan. 1 following a disagreement over reimbursement rates, the Reading Eagle reported Nov. 24.

Tennessee has extended three managed Medicaid contracts with UnitedHealthcare, BCBS and Elevance's Amerigroup for one additional year, the Tennessee Lookout reported Nov. 15.

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Cigna have reached a new contract agreement just weeks before their contract was set to expire, The Post and Courier reported Nov. 14. 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University and Aetna have averted a looming contract split. 

The Illinois Department of Insurance has fined Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, nearly $1.2 million in less than two years for violating the state's Network Adequacy and Transparency Act, which requires payers to publish complete and accurate provider directory information. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann issued termination notices for Humana's Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO networks and could go out of network if a new deal is not reached by Jan. 1, Houston Public Media reported Jan. 1. 

Georgia is seeking bids from payers to manage the state's Medicaid program. 

About 30,000 Aetna beneficiaries are at a risk of losing coverage at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University if the sides are unable to agree on a new contract by Dec. 31, the Lund Report reported Oct. 24. 

Zanesville, Ohio-based Genesis Healthcare System is dropping Anthem and Humana Medicare Advantage plans in 2024.

Phoenix Children's and Aetna have reached a new contract agreement. 

St. Charles Health System in Bend, Ore., will no longer be in-network with Humana and Centene subsidiaries HealthNet and WellCare Medicare Advantage plans in 2024. 

Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System will terminate its contract with the WellCare Medicare Managed Care Plan on Dec. 8. 

A health system that encouraged its patients to avoid Medicare Advantage plans has found common ground with at least one MA insurer. 

Molina Healthcare will no longer administer Indiana Pathways for Aging, a long-term services Medicaid contract, the company said in regulatory filings published Oct. 2. 

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached a contract agreement through 2028, ending one of the more public payer-provider reimbursement disputes of this year.