Datapoint: CMS Approves Tennessee Medicaid Block Grant
With just days remaining in the Trump administration, CMS last week approved Tennessee’s waiver request to convert its traditional Medicaid funding to a block grant. Block grants, a conservative reform approach op...
Datapoint: Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim Complete Merger
Two of the largest insurers in New England, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, have officially combined, according to a Jan. 4 press release. The new organization now serves 2,136,047 lives in...
Datapoint: Centene Strikes $2.2 Billion Deal for Magellan
Centene Corp. on Monday said it has entered an agreement to acquire Magellan Health, one of the largest independent providers of behavioral health services in the U.S. Its payer clients include Blue Cross and Bl...
Datapoint: Regence Partners With MultiCare Health System on New ACO
Regence, one of the largest Blues affiliates in the U.S., on Dec. 23 said it has formed a new value-based partnership with MultiCare Health System. The partnership will make use of innovative data-sharing platfo...
Datapoint: Oscar Plots Initial Public Offering
Insurance startup Oscar on Dec. 21 announced it is preparing an initial public offering of its common stock, “expected to commence after the completion of the SEC review process, subject to market and other co...
Datapoint: UnitedHealthcare, Intermountain Launch ACO
Intermountain Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group on Dec. 16 unveiled a new partnership — a Medicare Advantage accountable care organization (ACO) in Utah. United’s Medicare Advantage members who receive care ...