If the Supreme Court invalidates the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tax subsidies for health insurance, legal scholars say it could be the beginning of the unravelling of the healthcare law, according to Kaiser Health News.
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Insurance giant Aetna has appointed Karen Rohan as president, effective Jan. 1.
The numbers are in: 462,125 people selected a healthcare plan from Healthcare.gov from November 15 to 21, and 48 percent of those individuals were first-time customers, according to a Reuters report.
UPMC will not allow 689 of its physicians to participate in Highmark Medicare Advantage plans after the Pittsburgh-based insurer terminated their contracts last week, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital is leaving the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia network today due to a contract dispute, according to Atlanta Daily World.
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The University of Chicago Medicine will be added to the Cigna-HealthSpring Medicare Advantage provider network on Jan. 1, according to a statement.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has ruled D.C. Health Link, Washington D.C.'s health insurance exchange, can continue its practice of collecting a 1 percent tax from insurers, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group has announced the creation of a new Office of the Chief Executive and a move that will poise two key executives to prepare for a race to succeed the current CEO, Stephen J. Hemsley, as well…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has launched a private exchange plan for businesses with one to 50 employees.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was released last month announcing that there will be 25% more health plans participating in the federal and state based insurance marketplaces. That's 77 more health insurance options…