From 2013 to 2014, the number of uninsured children did not significantly rise in any state — in fact, the percentage of uninsured children dropped in 23 states, according to HealthDay News.
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Las Vegas-based Health Services Coalition is in a contract dispute with Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Watchdog groups are speaking out after Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard approved the Aetna-Humana merger without a formal public hearing, according to Insider Louisville.
The North Carolina Department of Insurance has officially vowed to investigate Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, according to WNCN.com.
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
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Richmond, Va.-based Patient First — the state's largest provider of urgent and primary care — is no longer accepting a number of Anthem plans, according to WTVR.com.
Although numerous health insurers — including Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna — have expressed financial concerns over the Affordable Care Act exchanges, Cigna's CFO has gone against the grain, according to the Hartford Courant.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina may leave the Affordable Care Act market in 2017 if it continues to lose money, CEO Brad Wilson said, according to a report from The News & Observer.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has released its 2015 fourth quarter earnings — which were in line with the company's initial predictions — in conjunction with its projections for fiscal year 2016.
For the third fiscal year in a row, North Carolina's Medicaid program is set to come in under budget, according to WRAL.com.