Health insurance startup Oscar Health said 91 percent of members' issues in 2018 were resolved with one appointment when members used its Doctor on Call app.
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A federal judge asked CVS Health and Aetna to ensure some of their operations remained distinct while he continues a review of the companies' merger, according to The New York Times.
Texas has about 4.7 million uninsured people younger than 65, making it the state with the highest uninsured population, according to new Urban Institute research.
DaVita Medical Group has agreed to sell to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary for roughly $560 million less than the previous $4.9 billion acquisition price, the Star Tribune reports.
Just over two years ago, Aetna hired Firdaus Bhathena as chief digital officer to lead the health insurer's technology strategy.
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A judge denied Blue Cross Blue Shield plans' interlocutory appeal of an opinion and order ruling that how they do business may be an automatic violation of federal antitrust regulations.
Mario Molina, MD, served as CEO of Molina Healthcare from 1996 until the board unexpectedly fired him and his brother John Molina, the company's CFO, in 2017. Dr. Molina and the company are still at odds, according to the Los Angeles…
Cigna and Express Scripts gained approval from California and New York regulators to move forward with their $67 billion merger, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Health insurers Aetna and Oscar signed consent orders totaling more than $2.5 million to resolve allegations they violated New York insurance laws.
A contract dispute between Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's Memphis, Tenn.-based facilities and Cigna remains unresolved as a Jan. 1 expiration date approaches, according to the Memphis Business Journal.