The following payers made headlines this week, beginning with the most recent.
1. Humana seeks 50 employees to staff government Tricare operations
Humana intends to hire 50 enrollment specialists to staff its Tricare military health plan operations at its Louisville, Ky., headquarters.
2. Anthem to gain 40k Medicare Advantage members in HealthSun acquisition
Indianapolis-based Anthem inked an agreement to acquire HealthSun, a Medicare Advantage health plan in Coconut Grove, Fla.
3. BCBSA, America's Health Insurance Plans contest Graham-Cassidy bill: 3 notes
Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and America's Health Insurance Plans in Washington, D.C., voiced concerns Sept. 20 about an ACA repeal bill proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La.
4. Health Alliance Plan's withdrawal from ACA marketplace to affect 9k
Detroit-based Health Alliance Plan will pull its individual policies from Michigan's 2018 health insurance exchange.
5. Aetna gets $9.4M tax break to move HQ to NYC
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna is slated to reap $9.4 million in tax breaks as it moves its headquarters to New York City by October 2018.
6. Oscar Health launches multimillion-dollar open enrollment campaign as feds cut outreach funds
Oscar Health, a New York City-based health insurance startup, rolled out its campaign for the ACA marketplace's 2018 open enrollment Sept. 18.
7. Warby Parker to begin accepting UnitedHealthcare vision plans in 2018
Warby Parker will begin accepting UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored and individual vision plans next year, which marks the first time the New York City-based eyeglass and sunglass retailer is accepting vision insurance.
8. Vanderbilt Health, Aetna launch ACO health plan: 3 things to know
Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, a Nashville, Tenn.-based organization of physicians, health systems and employers, rolled out an accountable care product with Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna.
9. Lovelace medical group to drop Presbyterian Health Plan
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Medical Group/Southwest Medical Associates will end its evergreen contract with Presbyterian Health Plan, also in Albuquerque, Jan. 1.
10. Mission Health president does not expect a BCBS agreement in 2017
President and CEO of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System Ron Paulus, MD, told Citizen-Times negotiations between the health system and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina in Durham are nonexistent.
11. St. Luke's value-based health plan with SelectHealth yet to reap savings 5 years later
Five years after Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System began pursuing value-based payment agreements, projected premium savings remain absent.
12. Highmark adds 450 Pennsylvania physicians to value-based network
Medical Group of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg will participate in Camp Hill, Pa.-based Highmark Blue Shield's value-based reimbursement model.
13. Cigna reprises 'TV Doctors' ad campaign
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will release the second iteration of its TV Doctors of America campaign aimed at influencing consumers to access preventative care services.
14. Molina Healthcare to hire 250 in New Mexico amid companywide layoffs
Albuquerque-based Molina Healthcare of New Mexico will fill 250 contact center jobs during the next year.
15. Anthem in Missouri: 'Enormous' price differences influenced policy change for hospital-based imaging coverage
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri in St. Louis said it stopped covering outpatient MRIs and CT scans at hospitals without prior authorization due to "enormous" price variations.