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.
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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.
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.
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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: