Care Coordination

Cigna Medical Group, the medical group practice division of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, is opening a healthcare center in Scottsdale, Ariz., according to the Phoenix Business Journal.

UnitedHealthcare is restoring free access to some claims payment data through its Optum Pay platform, according to a recent news release. 

Upper Allegheny Health System, a two-hospital system based in Olean, N.Y., plans to reduce acute care and surgical service offerings at Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, according to an open letter to the community.

Health Net invested $26 million to improve the collection and reporting of patient encounter data to better the quality of care for vulnerable populations in California.

DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, on March 3 closed a $200 million series D financing round. 

The University of Houston and Humana launched an online training program for providers to learn about value-based care, the organizations said March 3.

A man fatally shot himself after shooting his wife March 1 inside a medical office in Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. 

From readmission reduction programs to chronic care pilots and at-home COVID-19 testing, here are five health programs payers have recently launched: 

Here are eight recent contract agreements or conflicts between payers, providers and employers:

The New York State Department of Financial Services approved an affiliation between Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health and Buffalo-based HealthNow New York, according to a Feb. 24 news release.