The fourth open enrollment season for Arizona's insurance exchange boasts health plans with noticeably narrower provider networks than in previous years, reports Arizona Daily Star.
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Negotiators from CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn., and UnitedHealthcare failed to reach a network agreement before their previous contract expired Monday, affecting coverage of roughly 5,000 UnitedHealthcare members in the region, Times Free Press reports.
Blue Shield of California is paying money it owes to about 240,000 people with job-based health coverage, according to a California Healthline report.
Kevin Counihan, CEO of HealthCare.gov, said the Obama administration and consumer advocates are going "all out" with an education campaign and more on-the-ground partnerships aimed at encouraging eligible people to enroll in health plans through the marketplace exchanges, according to…
Iowa officials will increase payments to three managed care companies overseeing the state's Medicaid beneficiaries by $33.2 million, reports The Gazette.
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Pittsburgh-based Highmark withdrew 2017 ACA marketplace plans from two counties in Pennsylvania, WITF reports.
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Humana expanded the companies' Medicare Advantage network contract to include two Jefferson subsidiaries.
A preliminary U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the insurance industry saw 1,700 jobs created in September, a marginal 0.07 percent increase over August.
UnitedHealthcare and Houston-based human resource company Insperity amended their ongoing contract for Insperity employees after the company exceeded volume targets faster than anticipated.
DaVita Kidney Care halted application support for Medicaid-eligible patients for ACA plans and premium assistance following a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report questioning the Denver-based company's motivations.