Cigna and its third-party claims administrator American Specialty Health agreed to a $20 million settlement that resolves two lawsuits concerning payment for chiropractic care, according to the North Jersey Record, part of the USA Today network.

Shifting specialty drug administration away from hospital settings could reduce expenses by $4 billion annually, according to a new report from UnitedHealth Group.

Here are seven recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships: 

Employees at Jellico (Tenn.) Community Hospital had their Florida Blue coverage terminated, the health insurer told CBS affiliate WVLT News.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is changing the way it pays for cancer care under a new agreement with Minnesota Oncology, a US Oncology cancer care provider with 12 locations in the Twin Cities area.

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and L.A. Care Health Plan agreed to jointly operate 14 community resource centers in Los Angeles County, the organizations said Sept. 4.

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem have hit a contract impasse, according to NPR affiliate WABE.

Humana added 11 more primary care practices to its Medicare Advantage network in Arizona, Georgia and Texas through an expanded partnership with Iora Health.

CVS Health's $69 billion purchase of Aetna is official after a federal judge ruled that with its planned divestitures, the deal is not anticompetitive, according to a Sept. 4 court order.

Bright Health, a Minneapolis-based startup health insurer, named a former leader at UnitedHealth Group and Best Buy its vice chairman and president, according to the Star Tribune.

A contract dispute between UnitedHealth Group and physician staffing company TeamHealth could indirectly affect hospitals and other providers, according to credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has expanded its narrow provider network, HealthSync, to 45 hospitals, the insurer said Sept. 3.

Overall cost reduction and efficiency are some of the top financial priorities for today's health system CEOs and CFOs. Faced with problems like shrinking revenue and increasing expenses, executives should start employing technological solutions, such as intelligent automation, to handle claims, increase efficiency and expedite insurance recovery. 

Moda Health will reenter the ACA's individual health insurance exchange in Alaska after exiting the market in 2016, according to The Cordova Times. 

CMS didn't grant Idaho's request to expand health insurance subsidies to residents between 100 percent and 133 percent of the federal poverty level regardless of Medicaid status, according to an Aug. 29 letter from CMS.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey sued a physician advocacy group after the group urged patients to fight the insurer's new claim oversight contract, according to the New Jersey Record.

Maine's governor announced plans to change its health insurance exchange to a state-based marketplace.

In late August, Portland-based MaineHealth announced plans to create a joint venture with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine.

Here are five articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on national and state news concerning Medicare Advantage:

Here are 10 articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on national and state news concerning Medicaid: