Payer

Here are five deals involving health plans that have been announced in April: 

Cigna is selling its Medicaid contracts in Texas to Molina Healthcare for $60 million, according to an April 22 news release.

Amy Khan, MD, executive medical director of Regence Health Plan, and James Grant, MD, chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, each joined "Becker's Payer Issues Podcast" to discuss the pandemic and what they've learned about making…

Cigna is introducing incentives to its employees to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations.

A disproportionate share of Medicare Part B and Part D prescription drug spending comes from a small amount of drugs, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The U.S. Department of Labor is fighting a federal judge's decision that allows two companies to sell health plans to people who agree to internet tracking, according to Bloomberg. 

Erik Helms is about one week into his new position as chief payer performance officer at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health. The role is the first of its kind for the health system. 

Here are seven recent lawsuits involving commercial payers.

The Cigna and Oscar Health partnership, Cigna + Oscar, has expanded its small business health coverage in Connecticut.

Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows the District of Columbia and Missouri have the largest populations of uninsured residents eligible for Medicaid or other public coverage.