Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the second largest health insurer in New England, has reached deals with pharmaceutical-giants Novartis and Eli Lilly to pay for certain drugs based on patient outcomes, reports STAT.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made a deal with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology producer Medtronic in May, which effectively decreased the number of in-network portable insulin pumps it offers members from nine to three, The New York Times reported.
Florida Healthy Kids, a government-sponsored program offering insurance to children ages 5 to 18 who do not qualify for Medicaid, will eliminate its Stars Plus plan Dec. 31, Naples Daily News reported.
A North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Monday fined Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan $22,000 for not filing advertisements for its Medicare supplement insurance as required by law and for omitting required information from the ads, according to the News &…
A statewide Minnesota Health Action Group Employer Benefit Survey showed employee health insurance remained a top concern for employers.
Hartford, Conn.-based insurer Aetna sold some of its property in Manchester, Conn., to a Massachusetts investment firm for $1.4 million, the Hartford Courant reported.
Hospitals have about $33 million in outstanding claims with collapsed Utah insurance co-op Arches Health Plan, and the state department of insurance likely will not pay out on those claims until 2017, according to the Desert News.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to sell management and consulting services to up to 20 smaller Blues plans in other states in a move to restructure the organization, reports Crain's Detroit Business.
As insurance giants Anthem and Cigna await U.S. antitrust approval, an analysis from Aon Hewitt suggests the $48 billion acquisition could result in higher costs for large companies offering employer-sponsored medical benefits, according to Reuters.
Next year, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota will stop offering broad-reaching and flexible individual health plans, affecting some 103,000 people, the Star Tribune reported.