Payer

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

Becker's recently asked one question to five physician executives who announced plans to take on new payer positions in August: What advice do you have for physicians who are seeking leadership roles at a health insurer?

Orange County, Calif.-based Alignment Healthcare, which entered the California payer market in 2014, has recorded 42 percent compounded annual growth each year since launching in 2013.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Physician Partners signed an agreement to join Humana's provider network for Medicare Advantage members who use McLaren Health Care hospitals and outpatient centers.

CMS launched a redesign of its online plan searcher amid growing use of mobile devices among Medicare beneficiaries, the agency said Aug. 27.

Aetna has apologized to Kansas lawmakers after the state threatened to terminate the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer's Medicaid contract for failing on the $1 billion annual agreement, according to the Leavenworth Times.

Karen Xie, PhD, is the chief technology officer and senior vice president at Blue Shield of California, where she executes the $20 billion payer's technology strategy.

Anthem adjusted its fee schedule for some autism treatment in Indiana, a move some behavioral health providers are characterizing as deep cuts that could lead to closures, according to local news station WTHR.

Aetna is changing up its Kansas leadership after the state threatened to terminate the insurer's Medicaid contract for failing on the agreement, according to public radio station KCUR.

Aetna and Centene subsidiary Louisiana Healthcare Connections, who lost bids to help manage Louisiana's Medicaid program, filed protests against the state's decision Aug. 19, according to The Advocate.