Susan Morse
The new partnership will introduce a full spectrum of health insurance that includes Medicare Advantage, other services and will allow more in-network access.
Until the case is resolved, insurers will continue to be paid funds on a monthly basis for covering low-income consumers on the ACA exchanges.
CMS is considering new measures for nursing homes, hospitals, clinician practices, and dialysis facilities, among other settings.
Department of Justice asserts Anthem would use its clout to get lower reimbursement rates from hospitals, doctors.
Using its claims data and analytics, Cigna will alert these doctors when their opioid prescribing patterns are not consistent with CDC guidelines.
Consolidation seen as an uphill battle for the commercial insurance giants.
Feds project $21 billion in penalties for avoiding ACA law, and another $10 billion for employers who are unintentionally non-compliant.
Sessions expected to support ACA repeal, seen as controversial after remarks disparaging civil rights groups in late eighties.
Analysts speculate a Republican-led Department of Justice could affect antitrust reviews of both mergers.
The CMS Medicare Star Rating system ranks the performance and quality of Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans.