Payer

The Federal Trade Commission said tens of thousands of people are still paying premiums to sham health insurer Simple Health Plans as its owner delays a hearing, according to court filings cited by the Sun Sentinel.

A judge granted Aetna Life Insurance's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the insurer after it denied a former Boeing employee's disability claims, according to the St. Louis Record.

Christus Health hospitals in Texas and Louisiana are no longer in Cigna's provider network, the Irving, Texas-based health system said on its website.

Here are 10 articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on national and state news concerning Medicaid.

CMS gave Maryland the OK to amend its Medicaid program beginning March 18 through Dec. 31, 2021.

CMS is proposing an update to how it calculates fines imposed on Medicare Advantage plans with systemic issues that may harm beneficiaries, the agency said March 15.

Aetna will close its mail-order prescription delivery location in Plantation, Fla., resulting in 106 layoffs, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Republican-led states are ramping up their efforts alongside President Donald Trump's administration to implement Medicaid changes including work requirements, block grants and drug testing, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Here are seven lawsuits involving payers posted by Becker's Hospital Review since the first week of March:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's CEO is steering financial improvements after years of operating losses and the abrupt resignation of the health insurer's former chief executive, according to the Boston Globe.