Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pay members to shop for lower-cost providers with good quality ratings.
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Virginia plans to notify Children's Health Insurance Program enrollees their coverage is in danger of ending after the first month of 2018, according to The Hill.
UnitedHealth Group asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department alleging the payer knowingly inflated risk adjustment scores to increase payment, Reuters reports.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health signed an agreement with Cigna to maintain their 20-year network relationship.
Physicians are concerned about a new policy Anthem is rolling out in Indiana in January, according to WBOI.
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Large managed care companies and commercial payers could be big winners under Republican senators' proposed corporate tax cuts, according to Cowen analysts.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made headlines this year amid federal lawsuits and multibillion dollar acquisitions to diversify its offerings.
Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health has yet to finalize a deal with Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, according to a News Leader report.
With less than two weeks of open enrollment left, approximately 3.6 million Americans, to date, have selected plans through the 2018 federal marketplace, according to CMS.
The expansion of Medicaid to about 17 million more adults under the ACA had a positive side effect — more children of parents with Medicaid went to annual well care visits, according to a study published in Pediatrics.