Payer

New York City-based urgent care system CityMD inked a new contract to remain in UnitedHealthcare's network, according to Crain's New York Business.

A health services provider used by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan experienced a ransomware attack in September 2018, according to a sample letter obtained by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, which contracts with BCBS of Michigan.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa, a managed Medicaid health insurer, appointed Alissa Weber CEO Jan. 3, according to The Gazette.

UCare, a health insurer based in Minneapolis, sent letters to about 21,000 policyholders listing erroneous premium prices, according to the Star Tribune.

Twenty-six payers expect their per-unit acquisition costs for prescription drugs to rise between 3 percent and 5 percent annually for the next three years, according to a new survey by investment management firm Cowen.

Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas has "months" before it considers cutting some neonatal intensive care unit services due to dwindling Medicaid reimbursement, the hospital's CEO told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Centene Corp. now owns 89 percent of Madrid-based University Hospital of Torrejón de Ardoz, the health insurer said Jan. 2.

The student insurance provider for at least four Ohio universities abruptly shut down in December, leaving hundreds of uninsured students in search of a replacement without a lapse in coverage, according to cleveland.com.

A study examining what insurance policies 450 private and public colleges offered their employees in 2017 found a significant increase in high-deductible health plan offerings, according to Sibson Consulting.

While General Electric is spinning off its healthcare unit, the company is facing challenges when it comes to its long-term care insurance policies, according to Marketplace.