Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners and Albany-based Capital District Physicians' Health Plan verbally resolved disputes threatening to end their contract, reports Times Union.
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Supplement Plan policyholders in Colorado will be able to participate in SilverSneakers — an exercise program for older Americans — at no additional cost.
Pennsylvania hospitals will be fully reimbursed for providing long-term birth control to Medicaid patients who have just given birth, effective Dec. 1, The Inquirer reports.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based Medica and Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota saw a combined loss of about $195 million on their health maintenance organization divisions in the first three quarters of this year, a Star Tribune analysis found.
The U.S. Department of Justice argued Anthem's proposed $54 billion absorption of Cigna would create a dominating company that would hurt consumer choice, calling on Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish as a witness to address the argument in Washington, D.C., Monday,…
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A California circuit judge denied plaintiffs' request for an injunction that would have stopped Anthem Blue Cross from switching 500,000 Californians to health plans that offered no out-of-network benefits, reports Los Angeles Times.
North Mississippi Health Services President and CEO Shane Spees said the health system is preparing to leave UnitedHealthcare's provider network Dec. 29 after failing to reach an acceptable contract resolution, reports Daily Journal.
Blue Cross of Idaho is fighting one federal lawsuit and recently lost a second after denying medical coverage to two men who the insurer claims were injured while committing illegal acts, reports Idaho Statesman.
With hopes to prevent the federal government from issuing settlements over risk corridor payments, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), introduced a bill called the HHS Slush Fund Elimination Act.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna is continuing its initiative to curb opioid use by encouraging medical practices to sign a pledge to limit opioid prescriptions and treat opioid overuse as a chronic condition.