Payer

Four congressional committee chairs penned a letter to HHS, the Labor Department and the Treasury Department to urge leaders to protect FDA-approved contraceptives under the ACA, which they say are being sidestepped by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.

Amid a year of record-high profits for insurers, payer CEOs also saw shifts in their compensation, according to an Oct. 8 AISHealth report.

CMS on Oct. 8 announced its 2022 star ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans. 

Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare is acquiring AgeWell New York's Medicaid managed long-term care business.

Cigna is selling $5.75 billion of its international insurance businesses to the world's largest property and casualty insurer, Chubb.

Humana appointed Vivek Garg, MD, as CMO of its Primary Care Organization, which includes CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Centers.

Humana is launching a new Medicare Advantage PPO plan in 37 rural counties across North Carolina.

After notifying some employees of new COVID-19 vaccination requirements, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee fired its first employees who did not get the shot. 

The State of Connecticut Health Plan's payment model with Dallas-based Signify Health has been named an Advanced Alternative Payment Model by CMS. 

Optum and St. Louis-Mo.-based SSM Health are partnering on a range of functions to improve accessible, affordable healthcare across the Midwest.