Payer

The uninsured rate among veterans dropped significantly during the first two years after implementation of ACA coverage provisions, according to a new Urban Institute study.

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

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina seeking $130 million in payments under the ACA's risk corridors program, The National Law Journal reports.

Indianapolis-based Anthem filed preliminary plans to sell insurance on 2018 ACA exchanges in Kentucky and Virginia, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made changes to the executive teams of its UnitedHealthcare and Optum operations, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Passport Health Plan, a Medicaid managed care organization, will develop a 20-acre health and wellness campus to offer community health services and house its headquarters. 

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and eight orthopedic specialty groups in Kentucky and Indiana are instating a value-based care model for Humana's Medicare Advantage members receiving total hip or knee joint replacements.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana proposed double-digit premium increases for its small group preferred provider organization and health maintenance organization health plans, according to Phoenix Business Journal.

The New York State Department of Financial Services fined Excellus Health Plan $1 million for wrongfully denying coverage for contraceptive services.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently penned a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma calling for increased examination of private Medicare Advantage plans, reports Kaiser Health News.