Payer

These 10 contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers since early December, beginning with the most recent:

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York reached a three-year agreement with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health and its affiliated physicians, Catholic Medical Partners, according to The Buffalo News.

Anthem Medicare Advantage members in California and New York can purchase over-the-counter medications and health supplies at CVS Pharmacy stores using their health plan allowance beginning in January, the companies said Jan. 14.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare signed a multiyear agreement that will allow Humana members to access the system's hospitals, outpatient centers and employed physicians at in-network rates through May 2023, the companies said Jan. 15.

Georgia's health insurance plan is rewarding state employees for hitting health and wellness targets, according to Georgia Health News.

Lighthouse Health Plan, a physician-led Medicaid health plan in Pensacola, Fla., will begin serving 24,000 patients Feb. 1, according to the Pensacola News Journal.

Growth in UnitedHealth Group's health services business Optum helped the health insurance company beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, according to Reuters.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will invest $750,000 in a program aimed at addressing the state's primary care physician shortage, the health insurer said Jan. 7.

CVS Health will spend $100 million during the next five years on community health initiatives, the company said Jan. 14.

Coudersport, Pa.-based Cole Memorial Hospital officially completed its integration with Pittsburgh-based UPMC March 1, 2018, and was rebranded UPMC Cole under the agreement.