Dive Brief: A bipartisan group of House and Senate leadership announced Sunday they had reached an agreement on a legislative ban to surprise medical billing that includes an arbitration element, though other details are still being worked out. Some key lawmakers, however, are not yet fully on board. A trio of Democratic Senators who have… Read More »
After falling out over reimbursement rates, CVS Health and Walmart have reached a multi-year agreement on the terms for a continued contract. Under the terms, which were not released, Walmart will continue participating in the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management commercial and managed Medicaid network. Walmart and CVS Health already had an existing agreement in… Read More »
Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Cigna reached a new, multi-year agreement on January 1, the day beneficiaries would have lost in-network coverage. The terms of the agreement were not released. In a statement on Cigna’s Save Our Healthcare site, the insurer said its commercial customers will have uninterrupted, in-network access to Tenet Healthcare facilities and affiliated… Read More »