Compensation Issues

The 10 best paying jobs in 2018 are in healthcare, with anesthesiologists ranking No. 1, according to a CNBC report.

Humana expects its fourth quarter earnings will take a one-time $160 million hit under recently passed tax regulations, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Becker's Hospital Review reported these seven contract resolutions and dissolutions between payers and providers this year, beginning with the most recent.

Analysts and experts predict ACA insurers will likely see a relatively profitable 2018, in contrast to previous expectations, according to The Hill.

A Cigna unit laid off 60 employees after exiting two Illinois Medicaid managed care programs this year, a Cigna spokesperson told Becker's Hospital Review.

Kenosha, Wis.-based Froedtert South signed an in-network agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, according to a BizTimes report.

As of Jan. 7, Centene Corp. recorded 1.4 million sign-ups for its health plans during the most recent ACA open enrollment period, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Despite Congress approving $2.85 billion in short-term funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program last month, CMS said some states may be out of program money by mid-January, Kaiser Health News reports.

The University of New Mexico and its medical school recently settled a lawsuit filed in 2011 over the university's alleged mishandling of a reported rape. The anesthesiology department's chair said the settlement caused department faculty to forgo their year-end bonuses,…

 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans to reduce payment by 25 percent for some separate services administered on the same day as a wellness exam or another procedure.