The contract between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Morehead City, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care will end Feb. 1, 2016, meaning Carteret will become out-of-network for BCBS consumers.
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In Texas' Borden County, only a dozen people enrolled in health plans through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace exchange, according to Politico.
Although health insurers have seen their revenue rise under the Affordable Care Act, much of the growth they've experienced has been unprofitable, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The New York Times has created an interactive map outlining each state and county's uninsured rates.
As the big five health insurers aim to become the big three, mental health advocates are requesting regulators closely scrutinize the mega-mergers, according to The Washington Post.
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A Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana program aimed at helping chronic diseases has cut costs by $25 per patient per month over the past two years, according to The Advocate.
Molina Healthcare saw its net income increase in the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, as the insurer benefited from premium revenue growth.
Anthem saw its net income increase in the third quarter of 2015, even as the payer lost nearly 70,000 members from the individual exchanges.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna $37 billion acquisition net income of $560.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, up 6 percent over the same period last year, thanks to strong cash flow and operating margins. The payer's total revenue…
Physicians generally say health insurance companies interfere with their ability to provide high quality care, according to a poll by ReviveHealth. The factor that influences this most is the amount of coverage plans provide and the number of claims denials,…