New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter's University Hospital filed a motion to supplement its complaint against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's tiered provider network, the Courier News reports.
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CVS Health plans to significantly extend health services at its brick-and-mortar pharmacies if it closes a potential $66 billion-plus bid for Aetna, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Cigna's Medicare Advantage arm, Cigna-HealthSpring, contracted with rideshare provider Lyft for nonemergent medical transportation services in the District of Columbia in May.
Seventy-three percent of health plans sold on the 2018 ACA exchanges sport narrow networks, according to an Avalere analysis.
A deal between CVS Health and Aetna could arrive Monday, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal Thursday.
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Becker's Hospital Review reported these eight contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers in November, beginning with the most recent.
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More than 504,000 individuals enrolled in a health plan on HealthCare.gov during the fourth week of open enrollment 2018, according to CMS.
Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health and Humana collaborated on a value-based care payment model for the payer's Medicare Advantage members in Washington state.
Connecticut officials are calling for legislation to address contract disputes between payers and providers following a recent feud between Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and Anthem, according to a Hartford Business report.