Payer

Aetna is selling its health information exchange vendor Medicity to Health Catalyst, according to a HIStalk post.

Cigna CEO David Cordani told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" the payer's proposed $54 billion bid for Express Scripts is combining two complementary companies and won't hurt consumers.

The health insurance industry's five largest payers reported solid earnings for the three months ended March 31 in fiscal year 2018.

Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center may terminate a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield inked in 1990, according to the Clarion Ledger.

Humana saw its net income drop in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period a year prior.

Cigna posted net income of $915 million in the first quarter of 2018, up 53 percent from $598 million reported in the same period a year prior.

Becker's Hospital Review reported these four contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers since April 1, beginning with the most recent.

Eighty-two percent of high-deductible health plan members feel managing their healthcare spending account helps them make smarter health decisions, according to a recent survey commissioned by WEX Health, a healthcare financial technology provider.

Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health went out of network with Anthem nearly five months ago. Now, the hospital said Anthem is attempting to strong-arm two private physician practices into a contract to get the hospital back in network, the News Leader…

CMS issued a request for information on direct provider contracting models as a possible avenue to reduce costs and improve care quality.