Payer

Total enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell in 2018 to 13.8 million, down from a high of 17.4 million in 2015, according to an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

The CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans said a healthcare plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is not much different than "Medicare for All," which the industry strongly opposes, according to The Hill.

Here are five payers who recently announced plans to expand their product offerings for 2020:

Oscar is extending its individual coverage footprint to six new states and 12 new markets for 2020, the health insurer said Aug. 22.

Cigna is considering selling its group benefits insurance arm, which may be valued as high as $6 billion, according to Reuters.

Providence Plan Partners, the management and administrative services arm of Providence Health Plans, will partner with managed Medicaid insurer CareOregon, the organizations said Aug. 20. 

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

While employees often only pay a fraction of what their employers do for health insurance, out-of-pocket costs for workers are rising, according to CNBC.

MaineHealth in Portland is creating a joint venture with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine to sell Medicare Advantage policies for 2020, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Centene's acquisition of WellCare Health Plans is set to close in the first half of 2020, and may even close sooner, Centene's CEO said in July.