Humana saw its net income rise 27.3 percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 as the health insurer continued to see strong demand for its Medicare Advantage business.
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Automated phone calls offering ACA-compliant or other health plans are on the rise, especially as the 2019 open enrollment session continues after its Nov. 1 launch, according to California Healthline.
Health insurer startup Oscar Health is growing its member services team and office space in Tempe, Ariz., and plans to add another 400 jobs by 2020, according to KTAR News.
Enloe Medical Center, a 298-bed rural hospital in Chico, Calif., went out of network with Anthem Blue Cross Nov. 1 after the organizations could not negotiate a new contract, according to the Enterprise-Record.
Cigna wants Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas, to return $954,000 it paid the hospital as part of a pass-through billing scheme uncovered earlier this year, according to the Mineral Wells Index.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois can begin enrolling eligible members into its managed Medicaid plans after the state lifted a sanction against the insurer in late October, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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.
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.