Payer

In a recent letter to the Department of Justice, the American Hospital Association said the proposed Anthem-Cigna merger will reduce competition in the Administrative Services Only — or self-insured — market.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Butler (Pa.) Health System have finalized a multiyear contract, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Center will soon be an out-of-network provider for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware members unless the two sides resolve rate disputes, according to The News Journal.

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Express Scripts, the nation's largest prescription drug benefits manager, has countersued health insurer Anthem and denied allegations that it overcharged Anthem for prescription medications, according to The Wall Street Journal.

As part of a joint agreement, Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare has acquired White Plains, N.Y.-based Universal American's Total Care Medicaid plan in upstate New York.

The majority of Americans lack confidence their healthcare insurance costs will decrease regardless of who becomes president later this year, according to a recent survey by Agile Health Insurance.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin and Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care are partnering to co-own a new health insurance company.

Cigna CEO David Cordani is an athlete. Almost 25 years ago, he finished a marathon in 3 hours and 37 minutes, according to the Hartford Courant. He's even participated in an Ironman triathlon. On top of that, he recently completed…

Michigan's Medicaid HMOs have seen big profits following the state's expansion of Medicaid, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.