Insurance giant Aetna has appointed Karen Rohan as president, effective Jan. 1.
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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.
The University of Chicago Medicine will be added to the Cigna-HealthSpring Medicare Advantage provider network on Jan. 1, according to a statement.
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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…
Only 45 percent of small and mid-sized business executives say they are ready for the implementation of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a recent survey conducted by the Lucas Group. The employer…