North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) formally initiated efforts to institute Medicaid expansion in the state by sending a letter to federal regulators informing them of his pursuit, reports WRAL.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna are protesting their bid losses to manage Pennsylvania Medicaid benefits that cover 2.2 million beneficiaries, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Lawmakers in Minnesota aim to fast track a bill proposing health insurance premium relief for individuals purchasing health plans through the state's health insurance exchange, MPR News reports.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare is hiring 50 full-time senior claims appeals representatives for its Shelton, Conn., office, reports Hartford Business Journal.
These seven contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers over the past few weeks, beginning with the most recent.
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The following health insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Dayton, Ohio-based CareSource selected Monalisa Mohanty as its vice president of pharmacy, reports Dayton Daily News.
WellCare Health Plans finalized its acquisition of Care1st Health Plan Arizona and its two subsidiaries — Care1st Health Plan Arizona and One Care.
CVS Pharmacy is not included in the new network of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and its pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, WSFA reports.
Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association contracted with Exact Sciences Corp. in Madison, Wis., to cover Cologuard — a cancer screening — as an in-network service for its policyholders.