Indianapolis-based Anthem said it wants to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed to policyholders by 30 percent by the end of 2019.
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The following payers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Urbana, Ill.-based Health Alliance pulled its individual health plans from the ACA exchange this week after reaching its enrollment cap before the marketplace closes Jan. 31.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is expected to shut down Indianapolis-based Anthem's proposed $54 billion acquisition of Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna as soon as Thursday, Reuters reports.
Medicare Advantage organizations have some work to do to repair inaccuracies in their online provider directories, according to a CMS report.
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Indianapolis-based Anthem extended the completion deadline of its proposed acquisition of Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna from Jan. 31 to April 30.
Longtime Medica CEO David Tilford retired after 16 years at the Minnetonka, Minn.-based payer.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Allina Health in Minneapolis inked a partnership to establish a jointly owned health plan as an option for employers and consumers in the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., region.
Buffalo-based BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Roswell Park Caner Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., reached a three-year agreement to continue in-network access to the institute and its affiliated physicians for the insurer's policyholders, reports Clarence Bee.
Indianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield renewed its managed care contracts with Indiana's Medicaid programs.