Kansas has the largest decrease in average annual Medicare Advantage costs for 2019, while New Hampshire has the largest increase, according to a study from HealthMarkets, a health insurance agency.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, in partnership with College Station-based Texas A&M University Health Science Center, will launch a project aimed at improving rural healthcare.
UnitedHealthcare is offering participants in its health rewards program a free version of the Apple Watch with just one catch — members must walk at least 10,000 steps a day, CNBC reports.
Customer satisfaction with commercial health insurers has stagnated after two years of improvement, according to ACSI's Finance and Insurance Report 2018.
Humana released its annual value-based care report detailing how tying payment to performance outcomes affected Medicare Advantage patients and their providers.
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James Hengen, the husband of a UnitedHealth Group executive, has agreed to pay nearly $140,000 to resolve Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he engaged in insider trading after spying on his wife, according to the Star Tribune.
Cigna health plan members may no longer have in-network access to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's Memphis, Tenn.-based facilities if the two parties can't agree on a contract renewal by Dec. 31, according to The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Health insurance startup Oscar Health filed a lawsuit against Florida Blue accusing the company of inking exclusive policy agreements with brokers to steer individuals toward Florida Blue plans only.
Two Humana executives sold about $3.4 million combined in shares after the health insurer's stock price hit a record high, according to separate Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
In Minnesota, a new federal law will force more than 300,000 people to switch Medicare coverage for 2019. As open enrollment continues, several Medicare Advantage health plans sold by large private insurers are offering benefits like free meals and hospital…