As Congressional Republicans push forward with ACA repeal and replacement efforts, a spotlight has fallen on the health law's section 1332 innovation waivers, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation brief.
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Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will not offer health plans on Connecticut's individual market for 2018, NBC Connecticut reports.
Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota and Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reached a deal Friday, saving 66,000 patients from paying out-of-network rates.
Aetna Better Health, the managed care subsidiary of Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, filed a notice of intent to terminate its four Medicaid contracts with Illinois due to $698 million in outstanding payments.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group plans to acquire The Advisory Board's healthcare division, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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The following payers made headlines this past week, beginning with the most recent.
A budget passed Monday by New Jersey lawmakers includes a reserve cap for Newark-based Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Politico reports.
Lexington, Ky.-based payer Baptist Health Plan, the managed care subsidiary of Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health, stopped offering fully insured health plans July 1, according to a Lexington Herald Leader report.
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System plans to leave Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's network by Oct. 5.
Narrow-network health plans, while often lower cost, are more likely to exclude in-network access to oncologists affiliated with National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.