Progressive senators and activists want to ensure that Americans have access to a public option health plan, reports USA Today.
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Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg, Ohio, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio have implemented a bundled payment structure for total joint replacement surgeries, reports Crain's Cleveland Business.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont has engaged the state in a reconciliation process to procure $6.2M the insurer said it paid in patient claims and is owed in premiums, reports Times Argus.
As out-of-pocket expenses increase with the prevalence of high-deductible premium plans, gap plans — purchased to cover out-of-pocket expenses — are also on the uptick, NPR reports.
Health insurer Humana formed a group insurance plan in Wisconsin with four health systems but left out a few large organizations in the narrow network, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Health insurer Priority Health will drop eight preferred provider organization options from Michigan's Affordable Care Act exchange Jan.1 because of decreased demand for the plans, Traverse City Record Eagle reports.
Health insurer CareSource will absorb about 40,000 displaced policyholders following Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and other insurers' exit of Affordable Care Act exchanges in Indiana and Ohio, Dayton Daily News reports.
The U.S. Census Bureau released data reporting the number of Americans lacking health insurance between 2013 and 2015.
Health insurer Cigna will add 70 customer service jobs at its Moosic, Pa., office in anticipation of an increased demand for healthcare services, The Times-Tribune reports.
The average cost of family health plans offered by employers crept above $18,000 in 2016, despite relatively low growth in overall health insurance expenses, according to Kaiser Family Foundation's annual employer survey.