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WellCare Health Plans' earnings for the fourth quarter of 2014 were down 82 percent due to the early and more severe flu season, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Although health insurer WellPoint changed its name to Anthem to better reflect its brand, the corporate name Anthem is now associated with a data breach that involved hackers stealing the data of as many as 80 million of its current…

Although the battle has gone back and forth between Highmark and Pittsburgh-based UPMC, it was health insurer Aetna that came out of the fight on top, according to a TribLive report.

Louisville, Ky.-based health insurer Humana's consolidated revenues increased in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has announced Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., has terminated its contract with the insurer.

Health insurer Centene's profit grew to $107 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, up from $53 million for the same period a year prior, according to Reuters.

Although one of the aims of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to get rid of discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, there are still insurers that discourage high-cost patients from enrolling, according to a study released in The…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC and health insurer Highmark have entered into an agreement regarding Highmark member access to Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC for 2015, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

Anthem is joining other health insurers in the shift from traditional fee-for-service medicine to value-based pay, according to a Forbes report.

Although Pittsburgh-based Highmark reports far fewer of its members are seeking care at Pittsburgh-based UPMC facilities so far in 2015 due to the system's decision not to contract with the insurer, UPMC said it is just business as usual, according…