Analysts predict CVS Health is in talks to buy Aetna to stay ahead of another behemoth — Amazon, according to CNBC.
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Philadelphia-based Health Partners Plans selected Geralynn Boone, MSN, RN, to serve as vice president of clinical operations, Medicare.
Physicians in Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's network achieved $94.9 million in value-based payments last year, up 43 percent from the year prior.
Here are six section 1332 innovation waiver actions under President Donald Trump's administration since July.
Approximately 27.5 million nonelderly Americans did not have health insurance in 2016, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
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Minnesota's section 1332 innovation waiver gained CMS approval Sept. 22.
Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta will offer Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente health plan members in-network access to all facilities under a new contract.
Pharmacy giant CVS Health is in talks to purchase Aetna, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
Premiums for silver plans, the most popular type of coverage on ACA exchanges, have increased by an average of 34 percent in 2018, according to analysis by Avalere.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.