Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna has settled a string of shareholder class-action lawsuits that were filed over its proposed merger with rival health insurer Indianapolis-based Anthem, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Meritus Health Partners, Arizona's nonprofit health insurance co-op, will shut down all operations on Dec. 31 after failing to come up with additional financial support, according to Tucson News Now.
Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the state's largest health insurer, Monday announced the opening of its first Minneapolis office, slated for January 2016.
Chicago-based Valence Health, a provider of clinical integration, population health and value-based care solutions and services, will contract with Cook County Health & Hospitals System, also in Chicago, to provide all administrative services for the health system's Medicaid-managed care plan,…
Both large and small U.S. health insurers are feeling the effects of weak margins on enrollees who obtain their health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act's exchange-based system, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Although Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) plans to privatize Medicaid management, many hospitals and Medicaid providers are worried about the switch, according to The Des Moines Register.
In health insurance markets across the country, the most popular, least expensive plan in 2015 will not be offered next year, meaning many people will not be able to renew a plan they're happy with, according to The New York…
A new report from CMS revealed consumers have collected over $2.4 billion premium rebates since 2011. In 2014, nearly 5.5 million consumers received almost $470 million in rebates.
A recent telemedicine survey from Anthem and the American Academy of Family Physicians' Robert Graham Center confirmed industry optimism and infrastructural woes in telehealth practice.
Despite previously stated challenges about the Affordable Care Act exchanges and warnings of departure from UnitedHealth Group, both Aetna and Anthem said Friday their businesses had not worsened, according to Reuters.