On top of a net loss of $126 million in 2015, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island reported a loss of $52 million in the first six months of the year, ending on June 30, 2016, according to…
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The North Carolina Department of Insurance determined it will need to further examine Durham-based health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield regarding its January system failure.
A constricting labor market, increasing cost and slimming individual health insurance choices have led some small business owners to reinstate group health insurance plans, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found insured children from low-income homes are less likely to receive vision screenings that catch serious eye diseases before they are incurable, Kaiser Health News reported.
Regulators in Minnesota are trying to recruit health insures to the state's health insurance exchange — MNsure — to address competition concerns in rural areas next year, the Star Tribune reports.
An Avalere analysis found 36 percent of the U.S.'s approximately 500 rating regions — geographical areas used to set insurance premiums and determine where plans are sold — may only have one participating insurer next year, and in some sub-region counties,…
Pressure to control costs and reduce unnecessary utilization of expensive drugs has led insurers to increasing rely on "step therapy," whereby patients are forced to try cheaper therapies before more expensive ones are covered, even when physicians are convinced the…
President Barack Obama's administration has taken action against duplicate healthcare coverage by which Medicaid enrollees simultaneously receive federal subsidies to help pay for private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, The New York Times reported.
The Iowa Department of Human Services has waived any possible sanctions against three commercial insurance companies responsible for taking over the state's privatized Medicaid program, reports South West Iowa News.
CMS has rolled back its efforts to improve transparency into health plans' provider networks in 2017.