Advocate Aurora Health has plans to collaborate on a Medicare Advantage policy with a health insurance company owned by three other health systems, the health system said Jan. 21.
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WellCare Health Plans and Centene secured all regulatory requirements needed to merge, the organizations said Jan. 23.
The American College of Physicians became the latest medical group to throw its support behind "Medicare for All" and other healthcare reforms, including a public option health plan.
About 10,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota customers didn't receive a required mailing packet due to a software glitch, according to the Grand Forks Herald.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan has selected April Golenor to serve as chief Medicare officer.
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The Trump administration is slated to release a guidance on Medicaid block grants, possibly in January, two people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
Murray (Ky.)-Calloway County Hospital and Anthem struck a contract agreement that allows Anthem members to maintain in-network status at the hospital, the organizations said Jan. 15.
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Effective immediately, Cigna Medicare members can now access Crozer-Keystone Health in Chester, Pa., at in-network rates, the organizations said Jan. 16.
Negotiations between Memorial Health System in Marietta, Ohio, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are coming down to the wire as their contract deadline looms, according to NBC affiliate WTAP.