The majority of health plans aren't "making meaningful progress" on prior authorization reforms, according to a physician survey released by the American Medical Association.
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island posted its second consecutive year of profits in 2018, according to local news station WPRI.
College Station-based Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas finalized an agreement for a new rural health project in Texas, the healthcare companies said March 11.
After President Donald Trump's administration revealed it is considering requiring hospitals and providers to publish the prices they negotiate with payers for patients to see, the industry is readying a push against the proposal, according to The Wall Street Journal.
UnitedHealth and OptumRx will significantly expand a program that will require new employer clients to pass rebates to the consumers who take their medications.
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An online patient-centered decision-support tool that gives Medicare plan members personalized advice can help them choose coverage, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana added a hospital and two health centers to its Medicare Advantage network March 11.
Health Care Service Corp., the nonprofit parent company of five Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans, posted net income of $4.1 billion in fiscal year 2018, according to financial documents.
The CEO of nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan received $19.2 million in total compensation in 2018 — a record for the health insurer, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota's parent company, Stella, named two leaders to its health IT and analytics operations.