North Carson City, Nev.-based Carson Tahoe Health and the Nevada Health Authority are extending the health system’s contract with UMR, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary, according to a Nov. 11 post. State of Nevada employees will stay in network with CTH through…
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Eli Lilly is dropping CVS Caremark as the administrator of drug benefits for its 50,000 employees next year, Bloomberg reported Nov. 12. Lilly selected Rightway as its new PBM partner. The move comes after Caremark selected Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy over…
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine have established a multi-year agreement to extend coverage for members, according to a Nov. 5 news release shared with Becker’s. The arrangement keeps Anthem members in…
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to establish a new contract extending coverage by their Oct. 31 deadline, both organizations confirmed to Becker’s. “We continue to work closely with Anthem to conclude negotiations as…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network said it is planning to terminate its contract with UnitedHealthcare unless the payer works with the health system to remedy reimbursement issues. Without a resolution, LVHN will go out of network with UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare…
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Anthem Blue Cross of California are extending their contract until Jan. 1, 2030, the health system said in a news release shared with Becker’s. More than 230,000 Anthem members will stay in network under the multiyear…
Ascension Wisconsin is back in network with UnitedHealthcare, according to an Oct. 14 UHC news release. “We have reached a multi-year agreement that restores network access to Ascension Wisconsin for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans,…
UnitedHealthcare’s Mid-Atlantic CEO Joseph Ochipinti called out two healthcare groups for their “cynical” contract negotiation strategy in an Oct. 6 statement. Mr. Ochipinti specifically drew attention to Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine and Fulton, Md.-based Capital Women’s Care, a large mid-Atlantic…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health will stay in network with CVS Health’s Aetna, according to an Oct. 3 statement on the university system’s website. The agreement allows Aetna’s commercial and Medicare Advantage members to access all Duke Health locations and providers.…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s will stay in network with Cigna Healthcare, according to an Oct. 3 statement on the health system’s website. The partnership was originally scheduled to terminate on Sept. 8, but Norton and Cigna discussed…