Anthem saw its operating revenue rise in the fourth quarter of 2015, but the Indianapolis-based health insurer experienced a decrease in its individual business, causing its net income to dip 64 percent year over year to $180.9 million.
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Last year, Granite Health, a joint venture of five New Hampshire health systems, and Watertown, Mass.-based Tufts Health Plan teamed up to form a new health insurance company headquartered in New Hampshire called Tufts Health Freedom Plan.
Financial services company Fidelity Investments is introducing a private online health exchange for businesses to shop for health insurance and other employee benefits, reports Bloomberg.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina said it has reinstated insurance policies for thousands of customers who experienced a disruption in coverage due to a technology glitch earlier this month. However, the state's largest health insurer is not disclosing…
After Chicago-based Land of Lincoln Health removed the University of Chicago Medical Center from its network last week, other health systems in the area are having contract trouble with the health insurance co-op, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Insurance giant Cigna has teamed up with New York City-based Story — a Manhattan boutique — to promote healthy living, according to the Journal Inquirer.
California's four largest health plans — Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California and Health Net — may owe up to $10 billion in back taxes pending the outcome of a historic court case, reports San Jose Mercury…
After the Iowa Medicaid system's transition to managed care was rescheduled from Jan. 1 to March 1, a state judge has rejected WellCare of Iowa's request to maintain its Medicaid operations, according to The Gazette.
Through its new "Blue Works for You" campaign, Phoenix-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has launched a set of new online member tools for all BCBSAZ members.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Boston Children's Hospital will end their contract Feb. 15 unless they can settle their dispute regarding payment rates, according to The Boston Globe.