Payer

The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

After a four month split, Richmond, Va.-based Patient First will provide care services at in-network rates to Blue Cross Blue Shield members, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Texas' largest health insurer — Blue Cross and Blue Shield — is requesting premium hikes of almost 60 percent for certain 2017 Affordable Care Act plans, according to the Houston Chronicle.

In a letter to lawmakers, the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign has taken issue with a legislative task force, saying the group has failed to fulfill its directive to address the state's "health coverage crisis," according to…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina reported a $282 million loss on plans sold on the Affordable Care Act exchange in 2015. To stem losses, the insurer increased rates by 32.5 percent for 2016 and has requested to raise…

New York health insurer Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and HealthAlliance of the HudsonValley based in Kingston, N.Y., failed to reach an agreement before their existing contract expired Tuesday, reports Daily Freeman.

Leaders from the Colorado Medical Society are asking the state government to intensely scrutinize the merger between insurance giants Anthem and Cigna, according to the Denver Business Journal.

As of 2017, UnitedHealthcare will no longer offer coverage on Illinois' Affordable Care Act marketplace, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Federal regulators have fined Clover Health $106,095 for misleading consumers about their out-of-network benefits.

UnitedHealth will depart from California's Affordable Care Act exchange at the end of 2016, according to California Healthline.