Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Ascension hospitals in Texas are facing a looming Feb. 1 deadline to avoid a split that could impact 66,000 patients, the Austin-American Statesman reported Jan. 6.
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From shuffling its leadership team to winning California Medicaid contracts under a revised plan, here are eight stories about Centene that Becker's has covered since Dec. 5:
SelectHealth will expand to Colorado in 2024, as part of a new partnership between Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth.
In most regions in the U.S., Medicare dollars for inpatient services are concentrated among just a few hospital systems, an analysis from the Commonwealth Foundation found.
As older Americans become a larger percentage of the population, using technologies — especially wearable devices — to help support health and wellness is growing in popularity. Monitoring exercise and nutrition and sending alerts related to chronic illness can often…
Cigna of Ohio and Cincinnati-based Mercy Health reached an agreement to keep over 12,000 patients in-network, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Jan. 5.
Highmark Health Plan has named a new president, promoting COO Tom Doran to the top role.
More payers won coveted Medicaid managed contracts when California reversed course on its August decision to award just three payers contracts to run its Medicaid program. The state announced a revised decision Dec. 30, granting more payers contracts.
New Jersey has extended its employee benefits contract with Horizon BCBS despite state officials and media reports alleging that previous contract terms have not been upheld by the payer, Bloomberg reported Jan. 4.
Five states represent the majority of where No Surprises Act disputes occurred between April 15 and Sept. 30, according to CMS' initial report on the independent dispute resolution process.