Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System and Anthem will let an in-network contract expire for Anthem members with ACA exchange coverage, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Latest
Arizona became the eighth state Jan. 18 to gain federal approval to require adults to work, volunteer or participate in job training to qualify for Medicaid.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will waive copays for furloughed federal employees and their families who receive emergency care at its 17 hospitals and urgent care centers.
Most physicians are against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's healthcare plan that he says would guarantee primary and specialty care to 600,000 uninsured city residents, according to a poll conducted by SERMO, a social network for physicians.
Health insurers responded to a proposed rule that aims to overhaul CMS' 2016 managed care regulations for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Aetna members in Atlanta can book a physician home visit through healthcare startup Heal for the same copay required to visit a primary care physicians' office, according to NPR affiliate WABE.
Five health systems in North Carolina agreed to share risk under a new reimbursement model with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., called on Pittsburgh-based Highmark and UPMC to address questions pertaining to how they are preparing patients who will be affected by their impending split, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma penned an op-ed in The Washington Times urging states to "chart a new path" when developing programs and approaches to health coverage.
Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will no longer be in network with Aetna Better Health, the health insurer's managed Medicaid product, according to The Emporia Gazette.