Payer

Hospital leaders and patient advocates in Missouri launched an initiative to get Medicaid expansion on the state's 2020 ballot, according to local news station KTTN News.

The ACA's Medicaid expansion led to increased Medicaid visits to the hospital emergency department, according to an analysis from Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.

Cigna and its third-party claims administrator American Specialty Health agreed to a $20 million settlement that resolves two lawsuits concerning payment for chiropractic care, according to the North Jersey Record, part of the USA Today network.

Shifting specialty drug administration away from hospital settings could reduce expenses by $4 billion annually, according to a new report from UnitedHealth Group.

Here are seven recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships: 

Employees at Jellico (Tenn.) Community Hospital had their Florida Blue coverage terminated, the health insurer told CBS affiliate WVLT News.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is changing the way it pays for cancer care under a new agreement with Minnesota Oncology, a US Oncology cancer care provider with 12 locations in the Twin Cities area.

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and L.A. Care Health Plan agreed to jointly operate 14 community resource centers in Los Angeles County, the organizations said Sept. 4.

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem have hit a contract impasse, according to NPR affiliate WABE.

Humana added 11 more primary care practices to its Medicare Advantage network in Arizona, Georgia and Texas through an expanded partnership with Iora Health.