The rate contract between Cincinnati-based UC Health and health insurer UnitedHealthcare is set to expire this week and if a new contract isn't reached, UnitedHealthcare members might have to pay out-of-network costs for care at UC Health facilities, according to…
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UnitedHealthcare, an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, and Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System announced they have signed a new multi-year contract.
Financially troubled Iowa health insurance cooperative CoOportunity Health may be end up being liquidated, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.
The Obama administration will investigate health insurance companies' prescription drug coverage and other benefits after becoming aware of "discriminatory benefit designs" that discourage people with certain conditions from enrolling in health plans, according to the New York Times.
Adults enrolled in a consumer-driven health plan are more likely than those in a traditional plan to be engaged and cost conscious about their healthcare, according to findings from a 2014 Employee Benefit Research Institute study.
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Ninety-seven percent of employers are committed to offering health benefits to current employees, and many employers are exploring private health insurance exchanges as a means of cutting healthcare costs, reducing administrative burdens and enhancing the benefits they offer covered employees,…
Minnetonka, Minn.-based health insurer UnitedHealthcare has launched a pilot to try a cancer care bundled payment model with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, one of the nation's largest healthcare insurers, has predicted its earnings per share will be "at least" $6.90 in 2015, according to a presentation from Aetna's 2014 investor conference.
The nation's largest insurer, UnitedHealth Group, is projecting double-digit earnings growth next year, but it may be managed care company Molina Healthcare that has the biggest earnings growth among insurers in 2015, according to Todd Campbell, founder of E.B. Capital…
Venture capital-funded Oscar Health in New York City is launching an initiative aimed at incentivizing its members to meet daily activity goals, including walking a set number of steps, according to a Crain's New York Business report.