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CA Blue plans will pay $13M in fines over cancellations

Two of the state of California's largest health plans have agreed to pay a combined total of $13 million in fines related to their practice of rescinding policies for members after those members Read more...

Coalition protests healthcare cuts in CA

It's somewhat ironic that a Governor as well known for his commitment to physical fitness as he is for being an aging action adventure hero has proposed deep budget cuts that could leave more than Read more...

CA doctors say state health plans made $4.3B in profits

In a study sure to raise the stakes in its battle to regulate HMO spending, the California Medical Association has released a study concluding that California health plans generated $4.3 billion in Read more...

PacifiCare restores canceled policies

Health plan PacifiCare of California has agreed to restore coverage to consumers whose individual policies, the state says, were canceled unfairly. Under the terms of its agreement with state's Read more...

Kaiser, Health Net agree to reinstate 1,200 beneficiaries

Two of California's largest health plans have agreed to reinstate a total of roughly 1,200 patients whose policies were rescinded after they began incurring high medical expenses. Under the terms of Read more...

Health plans drop out of CT Medicaid over disclosure rules

Connecticut's Medicaid program is struggling to regain its equilibrium after a standoff over new provider contracting disclosure rules prompted a handful of health plans to jump ship. In 2007, Gov. Read more...

Kaiser net income drops 64 percent

Oh, the dismay and rendering of garments that must be taking place in health plan boardrooms of late! Profits have taken a dramatic turn for the worse within several health plans, including Read more...

Cigna first-quarter profits drop 80 percent

Uh oh--this can't be good. A multitude of insurers have have posted rather disappointing financial results, including UnitedHealth Group, Humana, Health Net and WellPoint--and now another big Read more...

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