Payer

James Reed officially became CEO of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield last month, succeeding Christopher Booth, who retired. Mr. Reed spoke with Becker's about what he's bringing to the new role and his priorities for the organization as employees return to the…

Georgia needs to revisit a waiver granted by the Trump administration that allowed the state to use a private-sector alternative to the ACA's healthcare.gov insurance exchange, the Albany Herald reported.

Payer and provider organizations across the country urged CMS to include audio-only visits in Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment policies.

The Wisconsin Department of Health notified 2,868 Medicaid recipients that their personal information may have been compromised after a hacker gained access to an email account, according to a June 4 We Are Greenbay article, a CBS affiliate.

Mississippi's state auditor and former attorney general launched an investigation into Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi's former pharmacy benefit manager, Prime Therapeutics, in 2019, according to the Daily Journal on June 6. 

HHS announced 31 million people currently have health coverage through the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, a record high.

UnitedHealthcare will begin denying some emergency department claims for its commercial members if an internal evaluation finds the services were nonemergent.

Envision Healthcare filed a lawsuit May 28 against UnitedHealthcare, claiming its network contracts with New Jersey hospitals violate state policy.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Caravan Health founder Lynn Barr was appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, according to a June 2 news release.

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and UnitedHealthcare have terminated their in-network contract agreement, according to News 4.