Aetna has canceled a contract with its vendor that provides transportation to low-income seniors in Ohio following complaints from beneficiaries and the state about no-show rides, WCPO reported Sept. 19.
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Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital's contract with Anthem Blue Cross has been terminated, NBC affiliate KSBW reported Sept. 19.
Amarillo, Texas-based Baptist St. Anthony Health System will go out of network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas on Dec. 7 if the sides are unable to agree on a new contract, ABC affiliate KVII reported Sept. 19.
Centene's Texas-based subsidiary, Superior HealthPlan has been awarded a six-year contract to continue providing healthcare coverage for foster care youths through the State of Texas Access Reform Health Medicaid program.
BlueCross BlueShield of Montana has been awarded a three-year contract to administer the state's employees health plan for 28,000 people.
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield said it is reviewing its options after a panel of Kentucky appellate court judges upheld the state's 2020 managed care contract awards, the Louisville Courier Journal reported Sept. 15.
Dayton, Ohio-based managed care organization CareSource is partnering with Texas' largest federally qualified health center with plans to participate in the procurement process for Medicaid contracts in two counties.
With new or additional California Medicaid contracts in the offing, Molina Healthcare will add 1.4 million enrollees, mostly at Centene subsidiary HealthNet's expense, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported Sept. 12.
Philadelphia-based Health Partners Plans is expanding its Medicare Advantage coverage into Gloucester County, N.J., The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 12.
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed has been out of network with UnitedHealthcare since June 1, and while contract negotiations are ongoing, a hospital spokesperson told CBS affiliate WNCN Sept. 8 they are "not confident in a quick resolution."