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Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital and Cigna have reached a new contract, according to a Herald-Tribune report.

CMS unveiled a regulatory package containing the first major update to Medicaid managed care regulations in more than 10 years this week, and health insurers opposing some of the provisions are planning to challenge the proposed rule before it is…

Many insurers are proposing increased rates for insurance plans created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a result of the high medical costs incurred in 2014 for the newly insured, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, is leaving to lead the New York City-based nonprofit health plan EmblemHealth.

Health insurance companies report premiums will continue to increase into 2016 with claims trends exceeding general inflation for at least the next 18 months, according to Wells Fargo Insurance's Spring Healthcare Trend Survey.

New findings on the state of payer performance and provider perceptions of those payers show that Humana ranks first in overall performance, while Cigna is the most trusted.

Comments from Anthem CFO Wayne DeVeydt at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference Tuesday fueled discussion that the Big Five insurance companies could soon be the Big Four, according to Reuters.

Whisperings of Aetna's possible acquisition of Cigna or Humana are producing a low hum in the financial blogosphere. Here are three things to know about the deal analysts are calling "imminent."

HHS is considering adopting guidance from an independent panel of medical experts that recommends against regular mammograms for women under 50 unless they are at acute risk for breast cancer. If this guidance is adopted, insurance companies will no longer…

President Barack Obama's administration now requires insurers to cover IUDs, the contraceptive patch and other birth control with no of out-of-pocket charge to consumers, according to The Washington Post.