Payer

Limited trust has existed between payers and providers thanks to disagreements over networks, prior authorization and price variation; however, now is the time to change this dynamic, executives from UnitedHealth Group, Anthem and Permanente Medical Group wrote in a JAMA…

Texas lawmakers are proposing bills aimed at overhauling the Texas Medicaid system after a Dallas Morning News investigation uncovered how managed care companies are skimping on treatments and medical equipment.

Health plans are looking for new ways to compete for customers, and some are finding that collaborating with healthcare providers can improve outcomes and costs for members; however, payers still have to persuade wary providers to work with them, according…

Minnesota is the state with the highest percent of enrollment in Medicare Advantage and other plans, according to CMS data.

Several healthcare groups, including the American Hospital Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, have joined coalitions that oppose "Medicare for All" plans, according to The New York Times.

The Department of Justice formally requested a judge sign off on its settlement to allow CVS Health to acquire Aetna for about $70 billion, according to Reuters.

Cigna cut Anthem "off at the knees" in its effort to assuage antitrust concerns over a proposed $48.9 billion merger, Anthem's general counsel said during trial, according to Bloomberg.

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources named Cory Scott CEO of its joint venture with Aetna, now a CVS Health company.

Cigna is considering growing its business in China, according to the South China Morning Post.

Wyoming's House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill aimed at implementing work requirements for Medicaid recipients, according to the Casper Star-Tribune.