For an individual with commercial insurance, nonprofit and publicly-owned hospitals aren't the cheapest places to go for a brain MRI, according to a study published March 21 in JAMA Network Open.
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Indiana selected four payers to manage a new long-term services and supports Medicaid program.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Humana have reached an agreement that will avoid a contract break that was set to take effect April 1, the Nashville Tennessean reported March 13.
New York City leaders have greenlit an Aetna-run Medicare Advantage plan for the city's retired municipal employees, Gothamist reported March 9.
Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System is back in network with Anthem Blue Cross after a split lasting six months.
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Some Aetna plans will be out of network at UC San Diego Health on April 21 if the two organizations don't agree on a new contract.
Oscar Health will keep CVS Caremark as its pharmaceutical benefit manager through 2026.
Dayton, Ohio-based managed care organization CareSource is partnering with Walmart to tackle racial health inequities.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has struck a value-based agreement with tech-enabled rural health startup Homeward that aims to close care delivery gaps.
ConnectiCare has reached a new contract with Prospect Medical Holdings, avoiding a split that would have affected 6,500 beneficiaries, the Hartford Business Journal reported Feb. 27.