Baltimore-based University of Maryland Quality Care Network and Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare teamed up to help high-risk patients manage their health, according to The Daily Record.
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No health insurers filed plans to offer coverage in two Washington state counties next year, according to the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
CMS issued a request for information June 8, seeking details on how to change the regulatory structure of the individual and small group insurance markets.
New York state health insurers requested an average 16.6 percent increase on premiums for 2018 ACA exchange plans, according to Bloomberg.
Reports from the Utah state department of insurance warn that premiums could rise 15 to 20 percent if ACA subsidies are repealed, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
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St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is back in network with Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare following the termination of their contract May 11, Tampa Bay Times reports.
Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna collaborated to provide individuals health plan information and healthcare services at CVS pharmacies and CVS Minute Clinics nationwide.
The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
U.S. News & World Report and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna's charitable foundation launched a project to research, analyze and report how communities with inventive policies and partnerships are changing citizens' health, The Hartford Business Journal reports.
In a letter to the House of Representatives, the American Hospital Association laid out its recommendations for improvements that can be made to the Medicare Advantage program.