Piedmont Healthcare, Aetna ink new contract
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare finalized a new contract with Aetna five months ahead of deadline, the organizations said Oct. 3.
Contract between Anthem, Georgia health system expires
Negotiations between Anthem and Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System fell through before a new contract could be reached by an Oct. 1 deadline.
Virginia health system launches Medicare Advantage plan
Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare partnered with Lumeris to develop and operate a new Medicare Advantage plan.
High-value physicians could save Medicare $287B, UnitedHealth says
If all physicians caring for Medicare fee-for-service patients meet certain national cost and quality benchmarks, Medicare would save about $287 billion across the next decade, according to a brief published by UnitedHealth Group.
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