UnitedHealthcare and Canopy Health, a physician- and hospital-owned accountable care network, partnered on a new health plan that aims to lower members' premiums by 25 percent.

Raquel Bono, MD, a retired Navy vice admiral, joined Humana's board of directors Sept. 4. 

Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield are launching a health plan on the ACA marketplace for the 2021 coverage year, the organizations said Sept. 10. 

Medicare Advantage organizations may be improperly using health risk assessments to increase risk-adjusted reimbursement, according to a report HHS' Office of Inspector General issued in September. 

Cigna is adding individual and family health plans to the ACA marketplace in nearly 80 counties for the 2021 plan year.

The following payer executives changed their positions in September.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota signed an agreement with Minnesota Healthcare Network to add the Bloomington-based group's 47 independent primary care clinics to the insurer's value-based payment platform. 

A nurse practitioner in Illinois pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud Sept. 8, according to the Department of Justice.

Humana is creating two national programs that will reward providers for better outcomes for heart and shoulder procedures.

Mark Ganz, the CEO of Cambia Health Solutions for the past 18 years, will retire at the end of 2020, the health insurance company said Sept. 8.

Negotiations for a new contract between MarinHealth Medical Center in Kentfield, Calif., and Anthem Blue Cross have stalled ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

Caregivers who tend to family members without compensation have poorer health outcomes, according to new findings from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

Medicare Advantage plan Alignment Healthcare signed an agreement with San Diego-based Scripps Health to offer a new plan in San Diego County. 

Almost 600,000 healthcare workers are uninsured, with workers in Texas having the largest uninsured rate, according to an analysis from ValuePenguin, a LendingTree company.

CVS Health-owned Aetna will expand its home-based services to Medicare Advantage members in New York through a new relationship with in-home medical provider Landmark Health.

Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., is no longer in network with Florida Blue as of Sept. 1, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 

San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Cigna said Sept. 2 that they reached a multiyear agreement to keep Dignity providers in Cigna's network, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

A physician group affiliated with TeamHealth may no longer be in network with Centene and its subsidiaries in Arkansas, according to a press release TeamHealth shared with Becker's.

Centene Corp. added three executives to its leadership team, the insurer said Sept. 1. 

Here are 10 recent updates on partnerships, disputes and policy changes affecting relationships between payers and providers: