Chicago-based Health Care Service Corporation named a new senior vice president and chief financial officer Monday.
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The Delaware Department of Insurance reported Thursday those insured under Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna could face double-digit rate increases in 2017, according to Delaware State News.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna sold $13 billion of new bonds Thursday to fund its acquisition of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana.
Grassroots groups in Connecticut are pressing for Gov. Dannel Malloy to oust the state's Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade, according to the International Business Times.
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.