Payer

Georgia's governor is eyeing a federal Medicaid waiver under a new proposal, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota rejected claims in a lawsuit filed by a couple questioning the insurer's reimbursement policy for medical flights, according to Law 360.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association CEO Scott Serota must testify in a legal battle over the failed $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger, according to Law 360.

Thirty-seven states, including the District of Columbia, have expanded their Medicaid programs, with 14 states opting out of the expansion.

The U.S. Department of Justice said its settlement with CVS Health and Aetna that allowed the two to move forward with their $69 billion deal remedied any antitrust concerns, according to Law 360.

UnitedHealth Group now employs 300,000 workers across its health insurance and service lines, both nationally and globally, according to the Star Tribune.

Riverstone Capital, a insurance carrier based in Bakersfield, Calif., may file for bankruptcy after failing to pay medical claims for more than 100 employers, according to The Modesto Bee.

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review covering financial updates from UnitedHealth Group and other payers, a new program launched by Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more.

Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Healthcare may recover $16 million-plus from Blue Shield of California after a federal jury in San Francisco found the health insurer underpaid the hospital system for emergency care.

First Choice Health is a provider-owned and provider-driven healthcare system in Seattle. The system represents the largest independent preferred provider network across eight states: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. More than 100,000 providers, 2,400…