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Elite Medical Center, a Las Vegas-based acute care hospital that some experts say is operating similarly to a 24/7 freestanding emergency room, doesn't contract with any payers, according to the Milbank News.

Pennsylvania's attorney general appealed to the state's Supreme Court April 8, seeking emergency relief before a consent decree between Pittsburgh-based giants UPMC and Highmark Health expires, or for the court to uphold the decrees while state litigation against UPMC proceeds,…

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota posted net income of $177.6 million in 2018, up from $20.2 million in the previous year, according to the Star Tribune.

Health insurer stock in the S&P 500 Managed Care Index fell 4 percent April 11 after HHS Secretary Alex Azar asked large employers to ensure their employees get prescription drug rebates, according to Bloomberg.

Here's how many hospitals and providers have inked value-based payment agreements with the five largest commercial U.S. insurers:

Here are the number of health plan members the five largest commercial insurers cover through value-based payment arrangements with providers:

Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill to add work requirements to the state's expanded Medicaid program, according to the Idaho Statesman.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Atlanta signed a three-year agreement with Aetna to become a preferred provider.

The Trump administration appealed a federal judge's March ruling that struck down Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Centene Corp.'s proposed $17.3 billion acquisition of WellCare Health Plans would make Centene the third-largest publicly traded managed care provider, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's analysis of membership data.