Payer

Ahead of the 2022 open enrollment period, Centene announced Oct. 4 its plans to expand its Medicare Advantage reach to 327 new counties, marking 26 percent growth. 

UnitedHealthcare and Hickory, N.C.-based Catawba Valley Medical Center ended their contract on Oct. 1, bringing the provider out of network for thousands of local UnitedHealthcare members.

Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System announced Oct. 4 a new agreement that provides members with the choice to receive care at home or in a hospital setting. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Clover Health is nearly doubling its Medicare Advantage reach by entering 101 new counties and one new state ahead of the 2022 open enrollment period. 

Humana is launching 72 new Medicare Advantage plans and expanding benefit offerings in 2022.

Louisiana-based Ochsner Health is charging employees up to $100 per bi-weekly pay period if their partners are unvaccinated.

Centene settled two alleged overpayment disputes with Arkansas and Illinois, totaling over $72 million in payouts. 

Aetna is expanding both its Medicare Advantage plan offerings and markets as it approaches the 2022 open enrollment period. 

Cigna is charting its third year in a row of Medicare Advantage plan expansion, entering three new states and 108 new counties. 

UnitedHealthcare shared its plans to expand Medicare Advantage plans in 2022 to 276 counties, continuing its dominant market control.