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The California Franchise Tax Board has revoked Blue Shield of California's state tax-exempt status, something the state's third-largest health insurer had enjoyed since it was founded in 1939, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Most New Yorkers are not able to find out-of-network coverage in health plans offered on their state exchange, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Flint, Mich.-based HealthPlus Insurance, one of the largest nonprofit health insurers in the state, has been placed under state financial supervision, according to a Crain's Detroit Businessreport.

Health insurer Highmark is looking to infuse $175 million into Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, claiming that Allegheny Health Network needs the money to pay bills and make capital improvements, according to a TribLive report.

Fitch Ratings has published a "dashboard" special report on four national health insurers: Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint (Anthem).

A new fact sheet released by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans shows that safety-net health plans use various resources, such as comprehensive assessments, individualized care plans, enrollee and provider incentive programs and greater use of emerging technologies, to engage…

Overall health plan member satisfaction is up in 2015, according to the annual J.D. Power Member Health Plan Study.

If health insurer Florida Blue and Orlando-based Florida Hospital do not come to an agreement over their contract by June 1, Florida Blue members will have to find new providers or pay out-of-network costs for care at Florida Hospital facilities,…

Minneapolis-based UCare has chosen Jim Eppel, a senior vice president of OptumInsight, as its next CEO, according to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Health insurer Aetna did not have authorization from the North Carolina Department of Insurance when it sold policies to an estimated several hundred residents in the state, according to The News & Observer.