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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.

Houston-based ManhattanLife Assurance Company of America signed a definitive agreement to acquire Humana's workplace voluntary benefits and financial protection plan business lines.

Aetna reported net income of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $381 million in the same period a year prior.

The number of working-age Americans without health insurance grew by an estimated 4 million since March 2017, according to the Commonwealth Fund's ACA Tracking Survey.

Peoples Health in Metairie, La., a Medicare Advantage organization, tapped Judy D. Norwalt to serve as assistant vice president of customer service.

In an annual shareholder meeting, Cigna President and CEO David Cordani discussed numerous reasons the health insurer aims to acquire a pharmacy benefits manager — making it clear it was not a defense against Amazon's potential entry into healthcare.