Centene is laying off about 2,000 employees starting Oct. 2, or about 3 percent of its workforce, as the company faces financial difficulties over Medicaid redeterminations and Medicare Advantage star ratings, the St. Louis Business Journal reported Sept. 26.
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A government shutdown could cause hiccups in the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage requirements.
Miami-based primary care provider Cano Health is selling the bulk of its centers in Texas and Nevada.
Cigna agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations from the Virginia Bureau of Insurance that it violated state law by failing to provide required balance billing disclosures.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana's sale to Elevance Health for $2.5 billion is temporarily on hold, nola.com reported Sept. 25.
Building and maintaining successful value-based care arrangements is difficult and will require innovative thinking from leaders across the healthcare spectrum, according to Aetna's Southeast region president, Rich Weiss.
Adena Regional Medical Center is terminating its contract with Anthem BCBS' Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid plans in Ohio, effective Nov. 2.
The Cigna Group is facing a growing number of lawsuits from members and a shareholder following a ProPublica report that alleges the company denies large batches of members' claims without individual review, thereby denying them coverage for certain services.
Proposed legislation would automatically enroll all children under age 18 in Medicaid.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma and Stillwater (Okla.) Medical Center have reached an agreement that will keep Blue Traditional and Blue Choice PPO beneficiaries in network with the health system through 2026.