Payer

From a new chief human resources officer to a tossed lawsuit from shareholders, here are seven recent stories about the Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer:

MassHealth, Massachusetts' Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, will soon send supplemental payments to hospitals to support psychiatric services in emergency departments, according to contract bidding documents filed April 7.

Players Health, a youth sports health plan funded by Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala, has purchased Dallas-based health insurance brokerage firm Life Benefits to expand health plans for employees in youth sports, according to Sports Business Journal.

The Maine House and Senate approved a bill that requires insurance companies to offer fertility care, the Portland Press Herald reported April 18. 

A 2021 survey conducted by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. found that a majority of respondents were dissatisfied with their Medicare Advantage onboarding process, the company said April 18. 

An Arizona father is suing Anthem over the denial of behavioral health benefits for his daughter, Law Street Media reported April 18.  

A federal arbitrator has ordered Indianapolis-based Anthem to pay $4.5 million to a group of 11 Indiana hospitals, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.

From facing the largest insurance fine in Georgia state history to being named one of the best companies to work for, here are seven recent stories about the Indianapolis-based payer:

California payers, providers, counties and unions are speaking out against proposed legislation that would cement Kaiser Permanente's special no-bid Medi-Cal contract with the state, according to CaliforniaHealthline.

The nation's largest payers have made recent moves back to the office, but most are offering employees more flexible work styles than what they offered before the pandemic.