Humana's CEO used anecdotes about his first meeting with Aetna's head to argue for the insurers' $37 billion deal against the Justice Department's attempted block of the transaction, Hartford Courant reports.
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Cigna CEO David Cordani said millions of individuals who now have health insurance under the ACA must have "continuity" of coverage as the incoming Republican administration promises to repeal and replace the law, Houston Chronicle reports.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana introduced a program to reduce and standardize the set of clinical quality metrics it uses for physicians, scaling back the number of quality metrics from 1,116 to 208.
Indianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is partnering with the Indianapolis Colts and Kendall Langford, the team's defensive end, for a campaign encouraging children, teens and adults to receive annual wellness exams.
Indianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will add a plan to its Medicare Supplement options in Indiana to cover policyholders with varying healthcare needs.
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Durham-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina reached a contract impasse that could leave some members unable to receive in-network care at WakeMed unless they enroll in a different plan this…
A judge could determine if Anthem's proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna should be blocked following the conclusion of the first phase of the Department of Justice's antitrust trial Dec. 13, which concerned the national insurance market, according to Bloomberg.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield awarded $575,000 to five nonprofit health organizations in West Baltimore to support continued service to the community, reports Boston Business Journal.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare introduced a value-based bundled payment for certain knee, hip and spine procedures performed by surgeons and facilities that are UnitedHealthcare Centers of Excellence.
Baltimore-based Evergreen Health policyholders have received conflicting information about deadlines for signing up for health plans through the federal exchange as they hurry to find insurance because of the insurer's inability to sell policies on the exchange, reports The Baltimore…