A banking processing error duplicated automatic monthly premium withdrawals from some Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming members' accounts, according to County 17.
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Roughly 3.2 million Americans signed up for health insurance through the ACA exchanges in the first five weeks of the 2019 open enrollment period — an 11 percent decrease compared to the same period a year prior, according to The…
Newark, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System signed a value-based agreement with Medicaid managed care plan AmeriHealth Caritas Delaware, under which providers' payment will be tied to Medicaid beneficiaries' health outcomes.
Rural hospitals are questioning Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas' use of "strongarm" tactics to negotiate lower rates, according to the Observer.
Almost 49 percent of Medicare Advantage physician directories are riddled with errors regarding provider location, phone number and ability to accept new patients, according to a CMS report.
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Republican legislators in Wisconsin voted to enact a work requirement for some Medicaid beneficiaries as Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers mulls ending the policy, according to The Cap Times.
A lawsuit filed by 49 physician groups against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas was dismissed Dec. 3, according to Bloomberg Law.
Aetna closed the sale of its stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to WellCare Health Plans Nov. 30.
Humana hired a new chief strategy and corporate development officer and integrated its care delivery organization into its finance department, the company said Dec. 4.
A federal judge ordered an additional hearing for CVS Health's $69 billion acquisition of Aetna, even though the companies completed their deal Nov. 28, according to the Hartford Courant.