Colorado lawmakers are battling over the future of the state's health exchange Connect for Health Colorado, reports Colorado Public Radio.
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The chairman and CEO of Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna said he is talking with legislators and is optimistic the potential ACA replacement plan will usher in the "next wave of healthcare reform" focusing on quality and affordability, Journal Sentinel reports.
While lawmakers wage efforts to repeal and replace the ACA, health insurers are questioning what a replacement will look like — leaving many with limited strategies, such as sustaining their ACA exchange operations or completely exiting the market, Bloomberg reports.
Eagan, Minn.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reached a separate contract with each of Integrity Health Network's 20 affiliated clinics, avoiding the clinics' scheduled Feb. 1 exit from the insurer's provider network.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare is looking to hire 110 full-time customer service and claims representatives in Ulster, N.Y., and 160 in Oldsmar, Fla.
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Two days after the district court issued its decision to block Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana over antitrust concerns, Anthem filed four pages of arguments citing excerpts of the judge's ruling as evidence its planned acquisition of Cigna…
The following executive moves and leadership changes took place or were announced in January, beginning with the most recent.
The following collaborations, partnerships and agreements between payers and other entities took place or were announced in January, beginning with the most recent.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna has engaged in discussions with the Massachusetts' governor's office for the past six months about transferring its headquarters to Boston, sources close to the discussions told the Hartford Courant.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will lower the state's insurance premium tax rate as part of a two-year budget that will be unveiled Feb. 8, according to the Hartford Courant.