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Payer Contracting

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…

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. 

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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. 

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