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An in-network contract between Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas is set to end if the organizations don't reach a new agreement by Dec. 16, according to the Houston Chronicle. 

Highmark, Humana and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey recently published positive results from their value-based reimbursement programs with providers. 

U.S. News & World Report published its annual list of the best health insurance companies offering Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage in 2021.

Anthem, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare have issued new policies in the last few years that narrow what imaging they will cover in the hospital setting. 

Fifteen states in the U.S. have a health insurer that holds at least half of the commercial market, according to an analysis from the American Medical Association. 

CMS approved Georgia's plan to partially expand Medicaid and add a work requirement to the program.

Alabama has the most concentrated commercial health insurance market in the U.S., according to an analysis from the American Medical Association. 

U.S. News & World Report published its annual list of the best health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage coverage in 2021.

The following payer executives changed their positions in October.

Here are 15 payers that are returning premium revenue to members due to lower healthcare costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.