1. Hartford HealthCare-Anthem standoff prompts state leaders’ call for more rules in insurer-provider disputes
Connecticut officials are calling for legislation to address contract disputes between payers and providers following a recent feud between Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and Anthem.
2. UnitedHealth’s Optum launches $250M investment fund
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth’s Optum unit launched a $250 million investment fund to invest in healthcare-focused startups.
3. 3 things to know about UnitedHealth’s 2018 earnings forecast
UnitedHealth Group marginally raised its 2018 revenue outlook to between $223 billion and $225 billion Tuesday.
4. UnitedHealth to lay off 138 in Delaware after losing Medicaid contract
Following a lost bid to manage Delaware’s Medicaid program, UnitedHealth Group will lay off 138 employees.
5. Humana updates severance policy regarding ‘change in control,’ stoking merger speculation
Humana amended its executive severance policy in the event a change in company ownership occurs.
6. OSF HealthCare, BCBS avoid going out-of-network with new contract
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare signed an in-network agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Nov. 22.
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