Amerigroup Louisiana — a managed care organization — and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana signed an agreement to pursue Medicaid-focused collaboration for residents in the state's Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion and LaCHIP programs.
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President Obama said 670,000 individuals signed up for health plans through HealthCare.gov on Dec. 15, the largest number of enrollees recorded for a single day, The Washington Post reports.
CMS issued the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule for 2018 Friday, establishing standards for insurers and each health insurance marketplace for the 2018 plan year.
The CEO of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana said there are too many paths leading patients to the emergency department in a LinkedIn post published this week.
Stony Brook, N.Y.-based health IT provider Softheon expanded its Equity financial management and payment platform to assist payers in limiting illegitimate payments from third parties.
A judge denied Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare an emergency injunction to keep a contract with Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services intact until arbiters could be chosen to resolve a contract dispute, reports Daily Journal.
Payers offering health plans through federal ACA marketplaces will collect 1.6 percent of the $5.9 billion the government owes them under the ACA's risk corridor program, according to The Washington Post.
Government officials moved the sign up deadline to Dec. 19 for individuals looking to gain health insurance Jan. 1 by enrolling in health plans on the federal exchange, The Washington Post reports.
The following health insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reached a contract agreement to maintain Fairview's hospitals and clinics in the insurer's provider network.