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Clovis, Calif.-based Community Health System is back in network with UnitedHealthcare and continues to negotiate new contracts with the two other payers it went out of network with at the end of 2022, The Fresno Bee reported Jan. 22.
Payers' stocks, which remained strong through 2022, could take a hit in 2023 as the Federal Reserve relaxes interest rate hikes and federal regulators tighten rules around Medicare Advantage, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 23.
Georgia will not consider a full expansion of Medicaid in the near future, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Jan. 19.
The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating UnitedHealth Group's proposed acquisition of the health technology firm EMIS Group, Seeking Alpha reported Jan. 20.
From payers diving deeper in social determinants of health to expanded payer-provider models, these are six payer partnerships reported by Becker's since Dec. 15:
L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest publicly operated health plan in the nation, serving more than 2.7 million low-income members in Los Angeles County.
Issues with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina's claims processing system led state officials to request new contract bids to manage its state health plan, the Charlotte Observer reported Jan. 19.
A plan to shift New York City retirees' coverage to Medicare Advantage has stalled indefinitely, the New York Daily News reported Jan. 19.
North Carolina is moving ahead with its plans to hand over its State Health Plan to Aetna, rejecting protests from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and UMR, a UnitedHealthcare subsidiary.