Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana has been selected again by the state to administer its employee health plan, which covers nearly 28,000 people.
Payer Contracting
New York City's teachers union has pulled support for the city's shift to Medicare Advantage, further complicating the controversial effort, the New York Daily News reported June 24.
Driscoll Health Plan is warning about its future ability to remain operational following Texas' decision not to award the payer a Medicaid contract earlier this year.
State health plan contracts, which provide coverage to thousands of employees and their dependents, can be worth hundreds of millions a year.
Ediitor's note: This article was updated to reflect that Aetna and Hackensack Meridian Health reached a contract agreement on June 18. No patient or member coverage will be disrupted.
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Blue Shield of California snagged a contract managing care for 400,000 California state employees.
Texas officials rejected protests from eight insurers challenging its Medicaid contract awards.
Editor's note: this article was updated June 28 to reflect that Baylor Scott & White Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas extended their contract deadline to Oct. 1.
Mobile, Ala.-based Infirmary Health is out of network with UnitedHealthcare as of June 4.
Seven states have awarded new managed Medicaid contracts in 2024. Not every award process has been finalized and several organizations are suing over denied contracts.