Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Physician Group may leave Aetna's provider network if a contract dispute between the two organizations persists, according to The Blade.
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Most Medicare beneficiaries — 83 percent — want greater controls on prescription drug costs, according to a survey from online health plan exchange eHealth.
UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, ranked first among 100 organizations HealthiestEmployers honored for employee well-being in 2018.
CMS said it is poised to claw back $1 billion from Medicare Advantage organizations by 2020 through widespread audits, according to a proposed rule.
Anthem posted strong operating results in the third quarter of 2018.
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Research on price variation in healthcare often shows the stark differences patients pay for the same procedure at one hospital compared to another. However, a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests payers play an equally…
The 2019 enrollment period for the federal health insurance exchange begins Nov. 1 for coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2019.
Aetna saw its net income climb to $1 billion in the third quarter of 2018 as the health insurer heads toward closing its $69 billion sale to CVS Health.
In an effort to combat rising drug prices, one Utah health insurer will pay its members to travel to Mexico to fill prescriptions for certain expensive drugs, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
Walmart is partnering with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System to launch a health insurance plan for about 6,600 Walmart and Sam's Club employees. This marks the first time the health system has partnered in this capacity with a large national…