A transaction between Humana and Kindred Healthcare, a Louisville, Ky.-based acute care provider, will help Humana better control its members' chronic diseases, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said, according to Insider Louisville.
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Aetna's Medicaid members will gain access to Community Care of North Carolina's physician network and care management services under a new agreement.
Providence Plan Partners, a Providence Health Plan affiliate, is in talks to acquire Performance Health Technology, a Salem, Ore.-based company that supports provider-sponsored health plans in Oregon and California, according to the Portland Business Journal.
UnitedHealthcare teamed up with DexCom, a provider of wearable glucose monitors, to offer Medicare Advantage members participation in a pilot glucose management effort.
Aetna will no longer receive a $9.6 million incentive package to move its headquarters from Hartford, Conn., to New York City, Crain's New York Business reports.
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Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has terminated its membership with America's Health Insurance Plans, which is the health insurance industry's largest trade group, according to The Hill.
Humana expects its fourth quarter earnings will take a one-time $160 million hit under recently passed tax regulations, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Becker's Hospital Review reported these seven contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers this year, beginning with the most recent.
Analysts and experts predict ACA insurers will likely see a relatively profitable 2018, in contrast to previous expectations, according to The Hill.
A Cigna unit laid off 60 employees after exiting two Illinois Medicaid managed care programs this year, a Cigna spokesperson told Becker's Hospital Review.