Idaho Falls-based Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and Blue Cross of Idaho in Meridian signed a contract this month to provide in-network coverage to certain BCBSI policyholders seeking emergency and referred services at the medical center, the Post Register reports.
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The number of Americans who enrolled in health plans for 2017 through the federal exchange and state-based marketplaces totaled 12.2 million, down 4 percent from the 12.7 million recorded in 2016, CMS reports.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma and HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, are sending a message — they are ready to reform Medicaid.
The Department of Justice and attorneys general from 11 states and the District of Columbia recommended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia uphold the decision to block Anthem's $54 billion merger with Cigna, according to a brief filed…
Medicare Advantage plans offered by hospitals or health systems tend to provider better customer service than other health plans, new research suggests.
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Blue Shield California proposed benefit changes for commercial plans next year that would force consumers to pay more to fill prescriptions at pharmacies outside of an established network, according to Kaiser Health News.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna has shouldered several costs following the insurer's decision to scrap its $37 billion merger agreement with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana after a court ruled the deal anticompetitive in January.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna said its Medicare and Medicaid businesses could be adversely affected if the GOP's ACA replacement bill is approved, according to the Hartford Courant.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and Fresenius Medical Care North America in Waltham, Mass., launched a program aimed at improving health outcomes for Humana policyholders with end-stage kidney disease.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare inked a multi-year contract with Richardson-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas ahead of the agreement's April 15 termination date.