Indianapolis-based payer Anthem is eyeing an Atlanta-based IT center, possibly hiring more than 1,000 to staff the operation, Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.
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Restricted provider networks may be the link to America's cost-conscious uninsured population, a study published in Health Affairs found.
The federal government granted cautious approval Tuesday for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) to unplug the state's health exchange Kynect, rerouting enrollees to the federal Healthcare.gov exchange, Courier-Journal reports.
True collaboration is easier said than done.
State auditors found Kansas spent more than $2 million attempting to clear a backlog of unprocessed first-time applications for Medicaid, Lawrence Journal-World reports.
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OneCare Vermont, the accountable care organization that represents 30 percent of primary care providers in Vermont, will convene with two other major physician groups to vote on whether to support the creation of an all payer healthcare payment system, reports…
A New Jersey legislator introduced a bill that would require state health, banking and insurance departments to create a government-operated health plan to help stabilize the state's volatile exchange, reports NJ.com.
Evergreen Health is courting private investors after continued financial struggles have threatened the nonprofit health plan's viability, reports Baltimore Sun.
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans expressed concerns about Boston Children Hospital's planned $1 billion expansion in a letter to the Commonwealth's Department of Public Health, saying the project will raise healthcare costs, reports Boston Business Journal.
Richardson-based health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will offer more Medicare Advantage health plan options for 2017.