PA Clinical Network, a Harrisburg-based organization consisting of independent physicians, signed a value-based contract with Geisinger Health Plan. Geisinger is the fifth a regional health insurer to partner with PA Clinical Network and its 150 independent physicians, the two groups announced on Tuesday.

More than 150 independent physicians will receive incentives based on the quality of their service through a new partnership with Hartford, Connecticut-based Aetna.

Eight more hospitals across the state will be joining a state initiative created to help rural hospitals receive the funding they need to stay open.

For the past year, expectant mothers seeing WellSpan Health obstetricians have had the option to reduce their doctor visits through a service offered by a Washington D.C.-based tech company.

I’d like to take a moment to clarify a question involving health insurance plans accepted at UPMC Pinnacle surrounding the recent developments in the relationship between UPMC and Highmark in Western Pennsylvania.