Payer

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.

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

Here are two articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on "Medicare for All" proposals:

Kentucky's attorney general issued an alert in light of recent reports of medical billing scams targeting Louisville residents.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., unveiled his new "Medicare for All" Act April 10 to "guarantee healthcare to every American as a right, not a privilege."