Parents working in the private sector are increasingly enrolling eligible children into federal health insurance programs like Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Bridges Health Partners, a seven-hospital clinically integrated network, entered into an ACO agreement with Aetna, the companies announced July 9.
Cigna and Express Scripts completed their $67 billion combination in December, forming a healthcare giant with $140 billion in revenue. Express Scripts Chief Technology Officer Phil Finucane is one of the key players in the integration process.
EBoca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, recently acquired by Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida, is no longer in UnitedHealthcare's provider network, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
About 8.3 million children on government health insurance programs could lose their coverage under an immigration rule proposed by the Trump administration, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Scan Health Plan, one of the country's largest nonprofit Medicare Advantage insurers, made two appointments to its board of directors.
Renown Health in Reno, Nev., may no longer be a part of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's provider network come August, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
The attorneys general from five states reinforced their support for the Department of Justice and asked a federal judge if they could join a hearing on CVS Health's takeover of Aetna, according to court documents.
Prominence Health Plan named Kamal Jemmoua CEO, effective immediately.
CMS granted Minnesota and Nebraska approval to implement Medicaid demonstration projects aimed at improving access to treatment for substance use disorders, the agency said June 28.