Six recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:
1. Optum is taking a "city by city" approach when rolling out its healthcare initiatives, according to new UnitedHealth Group president Sir Andrew Witty.
2. A small hospital in Tennessee submitted "suspicious" claims to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to collect improper payments, the health insurer alleged.
3. Under a multiyear agreement, UnitedHealthcare will open 14 Medicare service centers in Walgreens stores across the U.S.
4. ProMedica froze enrollment in its managed Medicaid program as the Toledo, Ohio-based health system faces more than $100 million in losses due to the plan.
5. While a law addressing balance billing has helped California patients avoid surprise out-of-network bills, physicians argue the regulation has put them at an unfair disadvantage in insurance negotiations.
6. Murray (Ky.)-Calloway County Hospital terminated its contract with Anthem and is attempting to negotiate a new one with the health insurer before a February deadline.