Here are 10 recent updates on partnerships, disputes and policy changes affecting relationships between payers and providers:
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Aetna and the insurer's parent company, CVS Health, are offering a health plan in the Kansas City market that integrates both companies' services.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota inked a six-year contract that will help stabilize revenue for providers and support care models focused on improving outcomes, the organizations said Aug. 27.
Hurricane Laura made landfall early Aug. 27, slamming the Texas and Louisiana coasts, the New York Times reports. Hospitals in both states have been preparing for the potentially devastating effects of the hurricane.
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Wildfires prompted Napa County (Calif.) to issue mandatory evacuation orders Aug. 19 that included Adventist Health St. Helena (Calif.), a 151-bed hospital.
Mercyhealth, a seven-hospital system based in Janesville, Wis., announced Aug. 18 that it is cutting inpatient emergency services at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., according to TV station WTVO.
Health insurer startup Oscar will run a Medicare Advantage plan with two health systems in Florida, the organizations said Aug. 19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how large employers are planning for healthcare costs and benefits for their employees, according to a survey from the Business Group on Health.
Ride-share company Lyft released data on how it is helping hospitals and health plans improve preventive care access, emergency room overuse and overall experience for Medicaid patients.