Payer

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's (R) plan to privatize Medicaid in the state has come to fruition.

Providers and patient advocates in Connecticut are supporting legislation that calls for a group led by the Connecticut Insurance Department to gather data from health plans comparing approval and denial rates for particular behavioral health and medical services, reports CT…

San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Anthem Blue Cross have partnered on a tiered Exclusive Provider Organization/Preferred Provider Organization health plan, which is set to launch in California May 1.

After the Oklahoma Health Care Authority — the state's Medicaid agency — said Medicaid rates will likely be cut by nearly 25 percent as of June 1, leaders from the Oklahoma State Medical Association are asking physicians to consider dropping…

Amerigroup Iowa has signed an agreement with McFarland Clinic of Ames, Iowa, to give Amerigroup Medicaid members access to McFarland Clinic's physicians, specialists, laboratories and facilities across central Iowa.

Despite a lengthy dispute and negotiation process, Morehead, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have come to an agreement, according to WCTI12.com.

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

Pittsburgh-based Highmark has launched its Highmark Cancer Collaborative in the state of Pennsylvania.

Wisconsin Rep. Eric Genrich (D) and Sen. Dave Hansen (D) are attempting to take new measures to ensure the merger between Humana and Aetna doesn't result in any job losses in their state, according to Louisville Business First.

The American Medical Association has warned the California Department of Insurance that Anthem acquiring Cigna would be harmful to California's healthcare marketplace.