Chickasha, Okla.-based Grady Memorial Hospital reached a preferred provider organization agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, The Express-Star reports.
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Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare in Minnetonka, Minn., reached a contract impasse that could affect thousands of patients' in-network access to Northwest's services by May 1, according to tucson.com.
Idaho Falls-based Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and Blue Cross of Idaho in Meridian signed a contract this month to provide in-network coverage to certain BCBSI policyholders seeking emergency and referred services at the medical center, the Post Register reports.
The number of Americans who enrolled in health plans for 2017 through the federal exchange and state-based marketplaces totaled 12.2 million, down 4 percent from the 12.7 million recorded in 2016, CMS reports.
Indianapolis-based Anthem President and CEO Joseph Swedish's total compensation increased about 9 percent in 2016 to $17.1 million, according to Anthem's annual proxy filing.
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Physician assistants in Nevada earned the highest average annual salary of all PAs in the U.S. at $124,180, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rhode Island followed with $114,650, and New Hampshire, North Dakota and Connecticut rounded out the…
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and Fresenius Medical Care North America in Waltham, Mass., launched a program aimed at improving health outcomes for Humana policyholders with end-stage kidney disease.
CMS' decision to fine UnitedHealthcare $2.5 million following an audit of its Medicare services struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review readers this week.
Joseph Swedish, CEO of Indianapolis-based Anthem, said certain proposals outlined in Republicans' ACA replacement bill, the American Health Care Act, are "essential and must be finalized quickly" to address issues in the individual insurance market, according to a letter obtained by the Morning Consult.
Humana CEO Bruce Broussard's total compensation more than tripled in 2016, despite the Louisville, Ky.-based company's weak financial performance last year.