California's governor signed legislation that will make the state the first in the nation to provide health coverage to some undocumented adults, according to USA Today.
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Cigna named former Aetna leader Jeffrey Langsam, DO, market medical executive for its Connecticut market, according to the Hartford Business Journal.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota will pay a $125,000 fine after a yearlong investigation found deficiencies in how the health insurer processes mental health and substance abuse claims.
UnitedHealthcare filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint from a man whose allegations led a federal judge to recuse himself from the case, according to recent court documents.
Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, recently acquired by Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida, and UnitedHealthcare provided patients more information about their split that pushed 17,500 patients out of network.
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Compared to Google, Medicare Advantage provider directories contained less accurate information, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Health insurer Anthem has recently hired a slew of former Apple employees, possibly to help the company become more user-friendly, according to CNBC.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said it supports various approaches to stop surprise medical bills, including benchmarking.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield named William Fiser Jr., MD, its new medical director, according to Arkansas Business.
Health insurers in Maine will face a new law in September that may change how they conduct medical reviews, according to ThinkAdvisor.