Payer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and California-based Landmark Health, a national medical group, collaborated on a home healthcare program for the insurer's Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, telegram.com reports.

Indianapolis-based Anthem is contemplating leaving a "high percentage" of the 144 rating regions where it sells health plans through federal and state-based exchanges established under the ACA, Reuters reports. 

Here are 12 contract impasses and agreements that took place between payers and providers in March.

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health and Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare reached a contract impasse that could affect 70,000 policyholders, Dayton Daily News reports.

Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., vetoed a measure to expand the state's Medicaid program under the ACA Thursday, Star Tribune reports.

Anthem's appellate arguments regarding its blocked merger with Cigna struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network and Louisville, Ky.-based Humana entered a four-year value-based agreement.

Indianapolis-based Anthem BlueCross BlueShield in Colorado and Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health reached a contract agreement March 30, a Centura spokesperson confirmed with Becker's Hospital Review.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System and Independence Blue Cross agreed to extend their contract 18 months, effective at the beginning of this year.

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