UPMC will not allow 689 of its physicians to participate in Highmark Medicare Advantage plans after the Pittsburgh-based insurer terminated their contracts last week, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.
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Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital is leaving the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia network today due to a contract dispute, according to Atlanta Daily World.
The University of Chicago Medicine will be added to the Cigna-HealthSpring Medicare Advantage provider network on Jan. 1, according to a statement.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has ruled D.C. Health Link, Washington D.C.'s health insurance exchange, can continue its practice of collecting a 1 percent tax from insurers, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group has announced the creation of a new Office of the Chief Executive and a move that will poise two key executives to prepare for a race to succeed the current CEO, Stephen J. Hemsley, as well…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has launched a private exchange plan for businesses with one to 50 employees.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was released last month announcing that there will be 25% more health plans participating in the federal and state based insurance marketplaces. That's 77 more health insurance options…
Only 45 percent of small and mid-sized business executives say they are ready for the implementation of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a recent survey conducted by the Lucas Group. The employer…
Fifty-one percent of Americans who used healthcare exchanges set up by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year through Healthcare.gov don't plan on participating in them this year when open enrollment restarts on Nov. 15, according to a…
Health insurer Aetna has announced plans to acquire Chicago-based Bswift, an online private exchange provider, for $400 million, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.