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.
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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.
Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South signed an in-network agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, according to a BizTimes report.
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As of Jan. 7, Centene Corp. recorded 1.4 million sign-ups for its health plans during the most recent ACA open enrollment period, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Despite Congress approving $2.85 billion in short-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program last month, CMS said some states may be out of program money by mid-January, Kaiser Health News reports.
Michigan Association of Health Plans will pilot a data-sharing initiative among some of the state's Medicaid managed care organizations.
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health System joined Medicaid managed care plan AmeriHealth Caritas' provider network, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.
Employees across five Montana hospitals filed a federal complaint alleging they were overcharged for health insurance benefits, the Great Falls Tribune reports.