Payer

Anonymous sources told The Washington Post President Donald Trump personally called CMS Administrator Seema Verma to tell her to block Iowa's Section 1332 waiver to stabilize its insurance exchange in 2018.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana added Community Care Physicians in Latham, N.Y., to its value-based Medicare Advantage network.

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

Detroit Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will collaborate on a value-based reimbursement model for the eight-hospital system.

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will remove OxyContin from its covered drug list Jan. 1.

Former CMS officials and insurance executives launched an initiative Wednesday aimed at increasing public outreach ahead of the 2018 open enrollment season, CNBC reports.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System's contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina expired following a monthslong feud.

Aetna members will maintain in-network access to Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare after the payer and provider renewed a contract set to expire in three months, Eyewitness News 3 reports.

Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health notified Anthem BlueCross BlueShield it will terminate its contract with the payer by 2018, according to a NewsLeader report.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and HealthPartners, a Minneapolis-based health plan managing government insurance, will launch Medicare plans in North Dakota and South Dakota effective Jan. 1.