Payer

Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network and Cigna inked a new contract ahead of a June 14 deadline, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Humana appointed Betty Assapimonwait its regional president for the insurer's South Florida Medicare market.

New York City-based Fordham University is requiring all undergraduates to enroll in a health plan provided by the university or prove they have adequate health coverage to attend classes, according to The Observer.

UnitedHealth Group is fighting a request to retroactively review claim denials for mental health treatment in an ongoing legal case, according to MPR News.

Beacon Health Options, the nation's largest independently held behavioral health organization, faces accusations from mental health providers and state officials that its payments are sometimes late, according to Crain's New York Business.

The following payers announced executive moves in the last month, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review:

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield named Pam Stahl president, according to Georgia Health News.

Kaiser Permanente Colorado, a health insurer and provider, is leaving two of the state's counties due in part to its inability to strike contracts with hospitals, according to Summit Daily.

A Pennsylvania woman who was treated at a UPMC hospital for broken bones related to a horse-riding accident told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette she had to be her own care navigator due to a dispute between UPMC and Highmark.

The care some private health insurers deny, like emergency ambulance transports, is lost in much of the debate surrounding surprise medical bills, according to an op-ed published by The Hill.