New York state health insurers requested an average 16.6 percent increase on premiums for 2018 ACA exchange plans, according to Bloomberg.
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Reports from the Utah state department of insurance warn that premiums could rise 15 to 20 percent if ACA subsidies are repealed, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is back in network with Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare following the termination of their contract May 11, Tampa Bay Times reports.
Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna collaborated to provide individuals health plan information and healthcare services at CVS pharmacies and CVS Minute Clinics nationwide.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
U.S. News & World Report and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's charitable foundation launched a project to research, analyze and report how communities with inventive policies and partnerships are changing citizens' health, The Hartford Business Journal reports.
In a letter to the House of Representatives, the American Hospital Association laid out its recommendations for improvements that can be made to the Medicare Advantage program.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act instituted major changes to providers' payment models and increased the need for strong coordination among healthcare organizations.
Managed care organization Philadelphia-based Health Partners Plans selected Eric Huss to serve as executive vice president of finance and administration.
Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown steadily since 2004, reaching its highest point this year, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.