The BlueSky Tennessee Institute, a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University, has begun accepting applications for enrollment in its inaugural class, The Chattanoogan reported Aug. 5.
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Vermont's healthcare regulatory body, the Green Mountain Care Board, has asked Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Health Plan to lower their proposed premium rates for members in 2022, Vermont Business Magazine reported Aug. 5.
Medical testing lab GS Labs has countersued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, alleging the payer violated the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, a law that requires insurers to pay out-of-network providers for published costs, NBC…
Humana has delayed its office reopening date to Oct. 18 because of the rise in COVID-19 delta variant cases throughout Kentucky, the Louisville Courier Journal reported Aug. 5.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health announced Aug. 3 it will not renew its contract with Premera Blue Cross.
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Magellan Health reported its second-quarter earnings Aug. 5.
Cigna will join Pennsylvania's state-run health insurance marketplace, Pennie, for the 2022 plan year.
Humana announced the completion of its public offering of $3 billion in senior notes.
UnitedHealthcare has collaborated with the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care to address maternal and infant health issues.
HHS' Office of the Inspector General is auditing Medicare Advantage plans sold by Aetna, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted by its parent company CVS Health.