Payer Issues

46.5% of private-sector employees had high-deductible plans in 2016, study finds

In 2006, 11.4 percent of private-sector employees were enrolled in a high-deductible health plan. That percentage rose to 46.5 percent in 2016, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. By Morgan Haefner - 8/7/18

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Humana CEO honored by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights org

Humana CEO and President Bruce Broussard is joining former President Barack Obama as a recipient of the 2018 Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization. By Julie Spitzer - 8/7/18
30+ provider-driven organizations partner with Evolent. Here's why Evolent's CEO thinks there will be more

Headquartered in Arlington, Va., Evolent Health is trying to change how providers get paid. By Morgan Haefner - 8/7/18

Humana sues drug manufacturers, alleges price-fixing

Humana filed a lawsuit Aug. 3 against nearly 30 pharmaceutical companies, alleging they united to fix the prices of widely used generic drugs, forcing the health insurer to pay inflated prices. By Julie Spitzer - 8/7/18
Carl Icahn rips proposed $54B Cigna-Express Scripts deal in shareholder letter

Billionaire Carl Icahn, an activist investor holding about 0.5 percent of Cigna, publicly opposed the health insurer's $54 billion bid for Express Scripts Aug. 7. By Morgan Haefner - 8/7/18
BCBS of Texas to stop reimbursing nonemergent ER visits

Starting Aug. 6, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will no longer pay for out-of-network emergency room visits in which the insurer determines the patient should have sought treatment elsewhere, according to the Houston Chronicle. By Julie Spitzer - 8/6/18
Ex-Blue Cross Rhode Island CEO received $1.15M payout 1 year after departure

The former president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island received a seven-figure payout in 2017, despite having left the institution the previous year, WWLP-22 News reports. By Alyssa Rege - 8/3/18

U of Colorado Hospital, School of Medicine providers no longer accepting UnitedHealthcare MA patients

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members can no longer access providers with the Aurora-based UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, according to The Denver Post. By Morgan Haefner - 8/3/18
Aetna's net income remains flat at $1.2B

Aetna reported similar net income in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 compared to the same period a year prior, boosted by the sale of its domestic group life and disability insurance, and absence management businesses. By Morgan Haefner - 8/2/18
Cigna posts $806M profit in Q2

Cigna reported strong results in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. By Morgan Haefner - 8/2/18
Activist investor to vote against $54B Cigna-Express Scripts deal

Carl Icahn, an activist investor, intends to vote against Cigna's proposed $54 billion takeover of Express Scripts, according to The Wall Street Journal. By Morgan Haefner - 8/2/18

Short-term health insurance: 4 things to know

The Trump administration released a final rule for short-term health plans Aug. 1. By Kelly Gooch - 8/2/18
Block CVS-Aetna merger, California's insurance commissioner says

California's insurance commissioner asked the Department of Justice to sue to block CVS Health's $69 billion takeover of Aetna, according to an Aug. 1 announcement. By Morgan Haefner - 8/2/18
Humana posts $193M profit, eyes expansion of Walmart relationship

Humana will consider ways to expand its relationship with Walmart, the health insurer's CEO said during an Aug. 1 earnings call, according to Reuters. By Morgan Haefner - 8/1/18
50K BCBS members to lose in-network access to Duke Health, WakeMed

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will eliminate a health plan affiliated with Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., according to WRAL. By Morgan Haefner - 8/1/18
Trump administration releases final rule for short-term health plans: 5 things to know

HHS issued a final rule on short-term health plans Aug. 1. By Morgan Haefner - 8/1/18
CMS approves Maine's health insurance waiver: 4 things to know

CMS Administrator Seema Verma approved Maine's Section 1332 waiver July 30, allowing the state to move forward with changes to its ACA individual marketplace. By Morgan Haefner - 8/1/18
Kaiser ends Medicaid coverage for 2.5K patients in Colorado

Kaiser Permanente Colorado will no longer serve as a Medicaid provider in its northern, southern and mountain service areas of the state, effectively ending coverage for 2,500 patients, The Denver Post reports. By Alia Paavola - 7/31/18
Ascension, Centene to explore Medicare Advantage joint venture

Health insurer Centene and St. Louis-based Ascension agreed to pursue a joint venture to create a Medicare Advantage plan. By Kelly Gooch - 7/30/18
UnitedHealth's Optum expands urgent care business in Texas: 3 notes

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division is opening more urgent care centers in Texas, according to a Star Tribune report. By Morgan Haefner - 7/30/18

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