Payer

Ride share company Lyft and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles received $1 million from the AARP Foundation, part of a $6 million grant from UnitedHealth Group, to pilot a senior transportation program, CNBC reports.

The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.

Chicago-based Cook County Health & Hospitals System is buying a significant portion of Family Health Network's Medicaid business in Illinois, according to Crain's Chicago Business.

Humana intends to hire 50 enrollment specialists to staff its Tricare military health plan operations at its Louisville, Ky., headquarters, according to a Louisville Business First report.

Sept. 20 is the deadline for health insurers selling individual policies on the ACA's individual marketplace to file finalized premium rates with CMS.

Indianapolis-based Anthem inked an agreement to acquire HealthSun, a Medicare Advantage health plan in Coconut Grove, Fla.

Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and America's Health Insurance Plans in Washington, D.C., voiced concerns Sept. 20 about an ACA repeal bill proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La.

Detroit-based Health Alliance Plan will pull its individual policies from Michigan's 2018 health insurance exchange.

Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association claimed $68,605 in impermissible postretirement benefit payments, according to a report by HHS' Office of Inspector General.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna is slated to reap $9.4 million in tax breaks as it moves its headquarters to New York City by October 2018, Reuters reports.