Atlanta-based Northside Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Georgia have agreed to a new contract after a dispute that included a hearing before the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Centene subsidiary Delaware First Health has been awarded a statewide Medicaid managed care contract.
From UnitedHealthcare to Anthem and Mayo Clinic to Wellstar Health System, these are five network contracts recently inked between payers and providers:
A 90-day grace period for in-network care coverage expired July 1 between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, leading the state's insurance commissioner to announce a targeted market conduct examination of the…
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center's mediation continues, but in-network care coverage expires July 1 for many Blue Cross patients at the hospital, Mississippi Today reported June 30.
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CareSource will be out of network with Cincinnati Children's Hospital beginning Aug. 1, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported June 28.
Mobile-based Ascension Health Alabama could leave Cigna's network Aug. 13 if a new deal is not reached, the Birmingham Business Journal reported June 27.
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System will be back in network with UnitedHealthcare starting July 1, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported June 27.
Providers ranging from large health systems to independent practices have recently gone out of network with major payers:
Time is running out for MaineHealth's flagship hospital and Anthem to reach a deal, the health system's CEO, Andy Mueller, MD, said in a June 24 opinion piece on centralmaine.com.