Susan Morse
Optum likely to run healthcare arm if buy-out goes through, leveraging the Advisory Board's provider relationships and Crimson dataset.
National Committee for Quality Assurance is updating HEDIS scores for 2018 to include telehealth and to combat addiction risks.
As other insurers such as Anthem have been exiting the exchanges citing losses and an unstable market, Centene has shown success.
The contract fall-out means Blue Cross members will no longer have insurance coverage for most services provided at Children's facilities.
Hartford campus where company was founded in 19th Century will remain but its long-term commitment there depends on Connecticut's economic health.
For the first time this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was scheduled to make public encounter data on Medicare Advantage plans.
In a $5 billion agreement, Walgreens said it would buy 2,186 Rite Aid stores, three distribution centers and related inventory.
To avoid over-burdening physicians, providers must align non-competing interests and minimize the administrative burden of multiple payment models, authors say.
Reasons cited include an uncertain healthcare environment, escalating costs, declining reimbursements and a softened local economy.
Minuteman Insurance Company will begin writing business as of January 1, 2018.