1. Mayo Clinic joins Security Health Plan’s provider network, partners for employer product
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System providers in Wisconsin and Minnesota are in-network with Marshfield, Wis.-based Security Health Plan’s policyholders.
2. Ochsner Health System, BCBS of Louisiana to offer joint health plan
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana partnered to provide a joint health plan.
3. Northwest Health, UnitedHealthcare rate negotiations stall
Between 100 and 200 Springdale, Ark.-based Northwest Health physicians went out-of-network with UnitedHealthcare Aug. 1 following a contract dispute that could affect the network status of the system’s hospitals if unresolved.
4. Mission Health joins WellCare’s provider network
Managed care company WellCare of North Carolina, a subsidiary of Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans, added Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System to its provider network Aug. 28.
5. Integris, BCBS avoid contract dissolution with 2-year agreement
Oklahoma City-based Integris Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma in Tulsa eluded an Aug. 31 contract termination.
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