Contracting

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is no longer allowing some Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to schedule appointments, according to the Star Tribune. 

Software glitches from Sunshine Health resulted in tens of thousands of disadvantaged children's healthcare claims being delayed for about three months, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The Louisiana Department of Health renewed its contract with Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Centene subsidiary, on Feb. 14. 

University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson) notified patients that it is negotiating with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi over the parties' network contract, according to Mississippi Today. 

California awarded Kaiser Permanente an exclusive Medicaid contract that would allow it to hand-pick enrollees as it grows in the state, according to Kaiser Health News. 

Oscar Health is collaborating with Centrum Health, a Miami-based NeueHealth subsidiary, to give members access to a handful of the provider's Florida locations. 

Highmark is offering members two new virtual platforms for musculoskeletal pain and alcohol use disorder. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is collaborating with Linovia, Mich.-based Trinity Health on integrating behavioral health into patients' primary care — a relationship that's closely aligning the organizations and providing holistic care to patients, according to a Feb. 2…

Evernorth is adding mental healthcare provider Meru Health to its national network, building on a limited relationship established in 2020. 

A judge has again extended Anthem and Atlanta-based Northside Hospital System's network contract through a court order, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.