A Delaware judge denied Indianapolis-based Anthem's request for a preliminary injunction Thursday to stop Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna from leaving the insurers' $54 billion merger deal, according to Bloomberg.
Payer
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna will exit ACA exchanges in Delaware and Nebraska in 2018, marking the insurer's full exit from the individual marketplace, The Washington Post reports.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana established an orthopedic value-based care model with 11 specialty groups in North Carolina and Virginia.
Four states recently released proposed premium rate increases for 2018 ACA marketplace plans, suggesting insurers may continue to seek significant hikes — with some requests surpassing the average 25 percent increase for 2017, according to The Washington Post.
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Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System and Pittsburgh-based Highmark, a Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization, inked a letter of intent to establish a clinical joint venture.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and rideshare company Lyft forged a nationwide partnership to enhance healthcare access in communities lacking reliable transportation.
The Internal Revenue Service increased the limits for HSAs, according to Forbes.
Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will resume selling individual health plans in the Knoxville area following its retraction from the market in 2017, according to a Times Free Press report.
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health and Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare settled an in-network contract for Medicare Advantage policyholders through the end of 2017, but the parties have yet to negotiate terms for individual and employer-based health plans, Dayton Daily News reports.