Payer

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.

Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans — a private Medicare and Medicaid managed care company — posted better-than-expected profit in the first quarter of 2015 as its Medicaid membership grew, according to The Wall Street Journal.

More than 80 percent of visits to clinics run by CVS Health or Walgreens are now covered by insurance, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Four of the major health insurance companies in the U.S. released financial results this week.

Health insurer Cigna reported better-than-expected revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as the company benefitted from higher premiums and fees.

Health insurance giant Anthem has launched its first CareMore clinic in Cincinnati, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.