Payer

Almost 70 percent of adults age 62 and older deem physical health their highest concern as they age, according to a UnitedHealthcare survey.

At the AHIP Institute & Expo in Nashville June 19-20, Becker's Hospital Review asked 17 executives from health plans and providers one question: What is the future of the payer-provider relationship?

UnitedHealth Group will shake up its senior executive team as the CEO of its health insurance line, UnitedHealthcare, retires.

As health insurers begin filing their proposed premium rates for 2020, there are five key forces driving rate changes, according to the American Academy of Actuaries.

Here are 11 recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:

About 24,000 Highmark employees were not part of an agreement reached with UPMC to provide in-network access to UPMC physicians and hospitals, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

While monopolies often mean higher prices for consumers, this may not always be true for individuals who purchase health plans on the ACA's exchanges, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh.

Tufts Health Plan launched a program that will pay some of its 1.2 million members to find providers with the lowest cost and highest quality.

Lyft became the first national ride-sharing company to be an enrolled provider for millions of Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona, the company said June 26.

While UPMC and Highmark ended their contentious dispute June 24 with a landmark 10-year contract, questions still remain about the details of the agreement, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.