Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System is in a contract dispute with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.
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New York-based health insurance startup Oscar is hoping to significantly increase nationwide enrollment from 145,000 this year to 1 million within the next five years, according to Bloomberg.
Florida has fined health insurer Humana $500,000, according to Insider Louisville. The problem? Humana reportedly did not cooperate with an investigation of its alleged discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina began experiencing system problems in January. Although the insurer has claimed it is "making progress" in the crisis, a new round of difficulties has recently piled up, according to The News & Observer.
CMS has proposed a number of payment and policy changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for next year, including an increase in payments to the health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage plans.
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Pittsburgh-based Highmark, the longstanding No. 1 insurer in the Western Pennsylvania marketplace, is no longer the top dog, according to the Tribune Review.
Health insurance giant Humana has created a new mobile app that makes crafting end-of-life directives a little bit easier, according to WHAS11.com.
U.S. health insurers will have strong financial results in 2016, but challenges like the disruption from high-profile mega-mergers, will offset positive trends in the credit risk profiles of health insurers, according to Moody's Investors Service.
UnitedHealthcare and Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare appear to be on the brink of ending their contract beginning March 1, according to a WBRI report.
Air Evac Lifeteam has sued Medical Mutual of Ohio, claiming the payer owes $3.5 million in unpaid bills for its air ambulance services, reports The Plain Dealer.