Care Coordination

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Sept. 1 to extend MedStar's Medicaid contract.

Cigna penned a multiyear contract with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, building on their continued relationship and expanding it.

Cigna and Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare reached a multiyear agreement that allows Cigna members to access Hartford's hospitals, facilities and providers at in-network rates.

Here are five partnerships payers recently struck with providers, technology companies and others.

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is moving all obstetric and neonatal services at its McHenry (Ill.) Hospital to one in Huntley, Ill., according to the Daily Herald. 

Saint Alphonsus and St. Luke's health systems, both based in Boise, Idaho, will pause some nonemergency surgeries and procedures amid a COVID-19 surge.

Portland, Ore.-based Crestview Recovery is now in network with Providence Health & Services insurance, according to an Aug. 31 announcement.

Nashville, Tenn.-based insurance startup Clover Health is partnering with Nashville, Tenn.-based Thyme Care to collaborate on cancer care for underserved seniors. 

A partnership between Aetna and ACES is increasing members' access to value-based autism spectrum disorder care.

Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, Pa., owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, will end surgical and acute inpatient care Sept. 17, but the hospital will continue to offer emergency and outpatient services.