Former Centene President and COO Brent Layton has been appointed to Sharecare's board of directors and audit committee, according to a Jan. 11 news release from the digital health company.
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Cigna has struck several new contracts with health systems in recent weeks. Here are six updates about the Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer Becker's has covered since Dec. 12.
An in-home care program helped Independent Health reduce preventable hospital admissions, readmissions and emergency room visits, The Buffalo News reported Jan. 11.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana named Lou Patalano vice president and chief legal officer.
UnitedHealthcare named Marcus Robinson as president of markets for individual and family plans Jan. 10.
HHS has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency until April 11.
CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said the company is "disappointed" in its recent Medicare Advantage open enrollment numbers.
Enrollments in ACA exchange plans are up 13 percent from this time last year.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced it will drop Humana and Wellcare of Tennessee Medicare Advantage plans effective April 1, NBC affiliate WSMV reported Jan. 10.
Some payers and health systems have split in recent weeks, unable to meet year-end contract deadlines. Others are facing looming deadlines to reach agreements without disrupting patient care. Here are nine ongoing contract disputes and failed negotiations, as of Jan.…