Victory: Anthem-Cigna Merger Blocked by Court In a significant win for organized medicine and the nation’s patients, federal judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked the proposed Anthem-Cigna merger. The judge found that the merger would have substantially lessened competition for the sale of health insurance to national employers resulting in higher prices and diminished prospects for innovation. February 10, 2017 AMA AMA, Anthem, Cigna, Merger 0 0 Comment Read More »
Court proceedings begin in Anthem-Cigna mega-merger suit Last week, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and a bipartisan group of state attorneys started court proceedings to block the $48 billion mega-merger between Anthem and Cigna. The merger, if allowed to proceed, would reduce competition and increase health plan market power, compromising patients’ access to care and negatively impacting the quality and affordability of health care across the country. November 29, 2016 CMA Anthem, Cigna, CMA, Merger 0 0 Comment Read More »
Members Receives Complimentary Access to Payor Profiles SFMS members can access profiles of major payors in California for free as part of their member benefit. Each profile includes key information on health plan market penetration, a description of the plan’s dispute resolution process and the name and contact numbers for medical directors, provider relations and other key contacts. August 7, 2015 CMA, Medicare, Physician Resource, Practice Management Blue Shield, CIGNA, Health Net, Medi-Cal, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Medicare, payor profiles, United Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Updated Payor Profiles Now Available on CMANET.ORG CMA’s Center for Economic Services has published updated profiles on each of the major payors in California including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA, Health Net, United Healthcare, Medicare/Palmetto and Medi-Cal. Each profile includes key information on health plan market penetration, a description of the plan’s dispute resolution process and the name and contact numbers for medical directors, provider relations and other key contacts. July 12, 2013 CMA, Physician Resource Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, CIGNA, Health Net, Medi-Cal, Medicare, payor profile, United Healthcare, Aetna 0 0 Comment Read More »
Cigna Reduces Claim Filing Time Limit to 90 Days October 17, 2011 CMA, Payment Cigna, reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
