Some healthcare analysts say Anthem's new imagining policy for hospital-based MRI and CT scans counters quality improvement efforts, Kaiser Health News reports.
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At least 50 percent of Americans said $100 or less is the maximum they could spend on health insurance premiums each month, according to a HealthPocket poll.
Chet Burrell, president and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore, will retire in mid-2018.
Anthem Blue Cross in California requested a 35 percent premium rate increase for its 2018 ACA exchange plans, citing a significant increase in prescription drug use, Kaiser Health News reports.
All five major commercial payers saw their stock prices fall last week.
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The federal health insurance exchange will be shut down for 12 hours during every Sunday in the approaching open enrollment period except one, Kaiser Health News reports.
Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health System is disputing its contract with BlueCross BlueShield of Texas in Richardson, Abilene Reporter-News reports.
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.