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Author: Kelly Gooch

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has received the state's approval to offer its HMO health plan, Sutter Health Plus, in the Sonoma County community.

Although Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System physicians and hospitals are no longer considered in-network for UnitedHealthcare members, some members will be eligible to continue receiving in-network benefits during a transition period, according to a Charlotte Observer report.

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Aetna and West Orange, N.J.-based Barnabas Health have signed a two-year deal that will take effect March 1.

Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana's consolidated revenues increased in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.

Although one of the aims of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to get rid of discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, there are still insurers that discourage high-cost patients from enrolling, according to a study released in The…

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