UnitedHealthcare and Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health are continuing to negotiate on a new contract but remain at odds as an April 1 split date looms, Fox affiliate WGHP reported Feb. 22.
Payer Contracting
UnitedHealthcare and Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network reached a new contract just days before its current deal was set to expire, VTDigger reported Feb. 21.
Community Healthcare System is dropping two Medicare Advantage plans, citing unreasonable denials and delayed payments, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Feb. 20.
CalOptima, a Medicaid insurer in Orange County, Calif., terminated its contract with four hospitals owned by Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare on Feb. 5.
UnitedHealthcare and Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare have been unable to reach a new contract as several deadlines approach, Arkansas Business reported Feb. 5.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is out of network with San Francisco-based Dignity Health's Arizona locations as of Feb. 1.
Idaho's state health plan administrator is set to switch from Blue Cross of Idaho to Regence BlueShield of Idaho in July, the Idaho Capital Sun reported Jan. 29.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's legal challenge to win back the state health plan contract it lost to Aetna can continue, the News and Observer reported Jan. 24.
West Virginia has awarded Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia a four-year Medicaid managed care contract.
New Hampshire has awarded three payers contracts to manage the state's Medicaid managed care programs.