Payer

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reached a contract impasse that could leave some members unable to receive in-network care at WakeMed unless they enroll in a different plan this…

A judge could determine if Anthem's proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna should be blocked following the conclusion of the first phase of the Department of Justice's antitrust trial Dec. 13, which concerned the national insurance market, according to Bloomberg.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield awarded $575,000 to five nonprofit health organizations in West Baltimore to support continued service to the community, reports Boston Business Journal.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare introduced a value-based bundled payment for certain knee, hip and spine procedures performed by surgeons and facilities that are UnitedHealthcare Centers of Excellence. 

Baltimore-based Evergreen Health policyholders have received conflicting information about deadlines for signing up for health plans through the federal exchange as they hurry to find insurance because of the insurer's inability to sell policies on the exchange, reports The Baltimore…

Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna named Ralph Holmes president and general manager for its Arizona commercial health plan.

Wichita, Kan.-based GraceMed Health Clinic and Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare's partnership to promote preventive care and healthy habits among high-risk Medicaid patient in Wichita is improving care, according to Wichita Business Journal.

Meridian-based Blue Cross of Idaho named Ralph Woodard CFO effective Jan. 23, the insurer announced in a statement to Standard Journal. 

Austin, Texas-based FirstCare Health Plans chose Hilary Greason as assistant vice president of network management.

These 15 contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers in the past month, beginning with the most recent.