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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee agreed to a new four-year contract, according to WRCB.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana warned members of potentially deceptive phone calls claiming to be made by the health insurer, according to myarklamiss.com.

These 15 contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers since Oct. 1, beginning with the most recent.

Contract negotiations between New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian and Empire BlueCross BlueShield have stalled ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline, the health system said.

The National Association of State Budget Officers reported state spending hit a record $2 trillion in fiscal 2018, thanks largely to growth in Medicaid spending, according to Reuters.

The small and medium-sized (SMB) health plan market has a broad geographical footprint.

On Nov. 6, CMS filed an appeal to a September judgment that overturned a 2014 overpayment rule for Medicare Advantage plans.

Arkansas said more than 12,000 Medicaid beneficiaries no longer have coverage because they did not comply with new work requirements, according to data cited by The Hill.

The number of Americans without health insurance was 28.5 million in the first six months of 2018, 20.1 million less than when the ACA was signed into law in 2010, according to CDC data cited by Bloomberg.

Cigna appointed Jim Hickey, a former executive for Aetna, as market president for its South Texas commercial plans.