Payer

The Justice Department's investigation into four insurers that allegedly participated in Medicare fraud struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.

Fitch Ratings affirmed the "A-" rating on Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's senior unsecured notes.

Grand Junction, Colo.-based Community Hospital and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah rolled out a health plan Tuesday, The Daily Sentinel reports.

Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will appeal a judge's decision to block their merger in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 24.

Although the Justice Department has said a merger between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna would impede Cigna's innovative physician contracts, Anthem argues it has more value-based agreements, The Hartford Courant reports. 

The CEO of Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare has denounced Republicans' American Health Care Act, and is one of the only insurers to publicly raise concerns about the bill's potential affect on payers and patients, The New York Times reports.

In a bid to appeal to conservative Republican lawmakers who still oppose the American Health Care Act, White House officials are working to eliminate a provision under the ACA that requires payers to cover 10 essential health benefits, reports Politico.

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

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana's Bold Goal project improved health in its seven target communities.

Temkin Group, a consumer research firm, released its 2017 customer experience ratings, with health plans comprising more than half of the 10 lowest ranked U.S. companies.