Idaho, Nebraska, Utah and Montana have added Medicaid expansion to their midterm ballots, which could expand Medicaid eligibility to residents who earn up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, The Hill reports.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, based in Baton Rouge, appointed Thomas Diller, MD, to serve as vice president of population health and quality transformation, according to The Acadiana Advocate.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare launched a new website outlining where its negotiations with UnitedHealthcare stand.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is facing a class-action lawsuit that claims the health insurer systematically denied hundreds of members' claims for mental health services.
CMS approved Wisconsin's Section 1115 waiver to implement new work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries Oct. 31.
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Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare are attempting to negotiate a new contract for some of the health system's employed physicians before a Jan. 1 deadline, according to the Smoky Mountain News.
Cigna saw its operating performance improve in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, buoyed by membership gains in its commercial insurance units.
Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux said the health insurer's pharmacy benefit manager will launch Jan. 1, 2020, as previously announced, and bring billions in savings, according to Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen.
If Democrats win six gubernatorial races, 2.4 million more Americans could gain coverage via Medicaid expansion, according to an Avalere analysis featured by The Hill.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has appointed Sukanya Soderland as senior vice president and chief strategy officer.