Corey Ewing was named CEO of WellCare of Kentucky, a Centene subsidiary, effective Feb. 14.
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Six payers dominate the health insurance landscape in the United States, but each has taken dramatically different paths that define their approaches to the industry today.
Two Huntington, W.Va.-based health systems, Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network, have become co-owners of West Virginia University Health System-founded payer Peak Health.
Payers, including Blue Shield of California, have been strong-armed to contract with the entire Sutter Health hospital system instead of being able to pick specific facilities to bring into their networks, according to Law360.
The Louisiana Department of Health will award five payers contracts to administer its state Medicaid program.
California is reforming its Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, to address social determinants of health — a move that shifts state-sponsored health coverage toward whole-person health, according to CalMatters.
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.
CMS updated Medicaid's coverage of an early-detection lung cancer screening Feb. 10, a move that would expand coverage nationwide.
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is distributing $30 million across 31 New York providers to invest in quality improvements, according to a news release shared with Becker's.