Johns Hopkins will go out of network with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield on Dec. 5 if the two sides are unable to reach a new contract, The Baltimore Sun reported Sept. 8.
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Highmark Blue Shield will become the new health benefits provider for the 39,000 people employed by Penn State starting next year, the Daily Collegian reported Sept. 7.
From Aetna to Anthem, several in-network contracts have been terminated between payers and providers this year, while others are on the verge of the same:
From several state's awarding Medicaid contracts to agreements with providers over in-network rates, these are 10 recently inked contracts with payers reported by Becker's since Aug. 5:
CMS has chosen Maximus Federal Services for a $6.6 billion contract to operate Medicare and ACA plan customer service centers nationwide.
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A contract between Aetna and Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health expired Aug. 31, leaving almost 9,000 individuals without in-network coverage.
Iowa said Aug. 31 it intends to award four-year Medicaid managed care contracts to Elevance Health's Amerigroup Iowa and Molina Healthcare of Iowa.
Louisiana intends to contract with Magellan to administer pharmacy benefits for the state's Medicaid managed care program.
Update: Tenet spokesperson Rob Dyer confirmed to Becker's that Centene and Tenet Healthcare signed an in-network contract for Sept. 30, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2026.
Centene subsidiary Health Net of California was one of three plans awarded contracts in Medi-Cal's first ever statewide managed care plan procurement process, but the insurer said it was disappointed to learn it did not win contracts in three counties…