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NewsHealth insurance industry consolidation a potential threat to providers
The nation's largest health insurance companies are poised to consolidate, although Aetna and UnitedHealth Group, among others, have not confirmed wide-held suspicions, reports the Chicago Tribune.... Read more...
Politicians declare war on pre-existing condition exclusions
In recent days, President Obama has been decrying the use of pre-existing conditions by health insurers to exclude some patients from individual coverage. In doing so, he's become one of a growing... Read more...
Trend: Insurers creating more HSAs as industry grows
The money coming from the "health/wealth" market is expected to increase over the coming years: some experts predict the market could reach $40 billion in the next five years. So it's little surprise... Read more...
Health insurers turn to financial services
Yesterday, our sister publication FierceHealthFinance told you about the growth in consumer deposits to... Read more...
Non-profit health plans question for-profit switch by Horizon
A group of not-for-profit health insurers and providers have their back up over Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield's application to convert its corporate structure to for-profit status. The group,... Read more...
Harvard, RAND-backed provider payment model to be tested
An evidence-based healthcare payment model driven by researchers at RAND Corporation and the Harvard School of Public Health will be rolled out in January at four pilot test sites with funding from a... Read more...
UnitedHealth's Ingenix faces mounting legal troubles
A couple of months ago, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo rocked the health plan industry when he filed suit against UnitedHealth Group. In the suit, Cuomo argued that UHG was committing... Read more...
WellPoint profits fall 25 percent during first quarter
Yesterday it was UnitedHealth Group in the hot seat, and today it's WellPoint. The health... Read more...
Genetic discrimination bill progressing in Congress
After more than a decade of attempts, it looks like Congress might finally pass a bill that would block health insurers from denying coverage to otherwise healthy persons based on their genetic... Read more...
CA regulators begin broad review of policy cancellations
In a move that could cost health insurers untold dollars, and possibly change the dynamics of the individual coverage market, the California Department of Managed Health Care has begun reviewing... Read more...
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