UnitedHealth is bidding adieu to the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 31 states, meaning it will only operate in three markets next year, according to the Star Tribune.
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The split between Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health's three HudsonValley hospitals and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield has sparked a heated response from the New Jersey Association of Health Plans, reports NJBIZ.
All three Hudson Valley hospitals operated by Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health will now charge out-of-network rates for care provided to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield members, reports NJBIZ.
Individual healthcare insurance costs are projected to rise throughout Indiana in 2017, according to The News & Observer.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has proposed implementation of a federally supported state-based healthcare marketplace for individuals, according to Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System recently launched Bon Secours Value Network, a self-insured plan for small- and medium-sized businesses in central Virginia, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
After a four month split, Richmond, Va.-based Patient First will provide care services at in-network rates to Blue Cross Blue Shield members, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Texas' largest health insurer — Blue Cross and Blue Shield — is requesting premium hikes of almost 60 percent for certain 2017 Affordable Care Act plans, according to the Houston Chronicle.
In a letter to lawmakers, the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign has taken issue with a legislative task force, saying the group has failed to fulfill its directive to address the state's "health coverage crisis," according to…