Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina won its bid to be the third-party health plan administrator for more than 727,000 state employees, teachers, retirees and others.
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Blue Shield of California is the first health plan to pay for rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill children so physicians can quickly identify and decode the root causes of rare genetic disorders.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas agreed to reimburse members for out-of-network emergency claims due to delays and incorrect advertising, the Texas Department of Insurance said March 6.
Launched in 2018, a co-branded health plan from the Cleveland Clinic and startup Oscar now serves eight counties in Ohio, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.
One of the insurance industry's largest trade groups, American's Health Insurance Plans, said its members will cover physician-ordered diagnostic testing for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota named three new members to its executive team March 2.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina saw its net income drop nearly 30 percent in fiscal year 2019 as medical expenses for its members climbed, the health insurer said March 4.
Humana has a new value-based care payment program that centers on social determinants of health — and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System is the model's first participant, the insurer said March 4.
Alignment Healthcare raised another $135 million in funding, the seven-year-old Medicare Advantage company said March 4.
Commercial health insurers and industry trade groups are taking action to prepare members for the novel coronavirus.