Voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota this month approved initiatives legalizing the medical use of marijuana. A total of 28 states already or will soon permit medical use of the drug, while eight states have approved it for…
Payer
The following payers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
The top executives from Anthem and Cigna testified to defend their proposed $54 billion combination from a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.
To combat rocketing premiums on the individual market, America's most sparsely populated state agreed to earmark $55 million to fund healthcare costs for its sickest residents, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield agreed to fund a healthcare advocacy organization comprised of largely business and labor groups aimed at improving healthcare literacy among New Jersey residents, reports NJ Spotlight.
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CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn., and UnitedHealthcare repaired business ties Tuesday, meaning about 5,000 UnitedHealthcare customers in the area can once again receive discounted care at CHI Memorial facilities, reports Times Free Press.
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.
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.