Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has announced the formation of Transcend and Transcend Insights, extended suites of management services designed to assist healthcare systems, physicians and care teams in improving population health management efforts.
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Health insurer Highmark is considering a third outpatient center, Highmark President and CEO David Holmberg said March 23 during a VisionPittsburgh luncheon, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has set up a toll-free helpline for consumers with questions or complaints related to the UPMC-Highmark split, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
A contract between health insurer Aetna and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., could be terminated if both sides do not come to an agreement by April 15, according to RWJUH.
The California Franchise Tax Board has revoked Blue Shield of California's state tax-exempt status, something the state's third-largest health insurer had enjoyed since it was founded in 1939, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
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Most New Yorkers are not able to find out-of-network coverage in health plans offered on their state exchange, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Flint, Mich.-based HealthPlus Insurance, one of the largest nonprofit health insurers in the state, has been placed under state financial supervision, according to a Crain's Detroit Businessreport.
Health insurer Highmark is looking to infuse $175 million into Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, claiming that Allegheny Health Network needs the money to pay bills and make capital improvements, according to a TribLive report.
Fitch Ratings has published a "dashboard" special report on four national health insurers: Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint (Anthem).
A new fact sheet released by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans shows that safety-net health plans use various resources, such as comprehensive assessments, individualized care plans, enrollee and provider incentive programs and greater use of emerging technologies, to engage…