The American Health Care Act may result in different health benefit regulations among states, leading to widening divergence between health insurers' operating strategies and financial results, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare reached a network agreement with Minnetonka, Minn.-based insurer UnitedHealthcare.
Maryland insurers are looking to significantly increase rates for individual health plans sold on the state's ACA exchange in 2018, reports The Baltimore Sun.
Anthem filed a petition Friday calling for a U.S. Supreme Court review of a decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals denying a $54 billion merger between Indianapolis-based Anthem and Hartford, Conn.-based Cigna.
Most counties in Iowa could have no insurers selling plans on the state's 2018 ACA health insurance exchanges, reports The Washington Post.
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Humana reported net income of $1.12 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, up from $254 million in the same period of the year prior.
About 9,500 Florida Blue customers were affected by a processing glitch that caused them to be charged for the same bill multiple times, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare's board of directors has fired longtime CEO J. Mario Molina, MD, and his brother John Molina, the company's CFO.
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 with a net loss, compared to the net profit posted by the insurer for the same period last year.
Unable to resolve their impasse before their contract expired May 1, UnitedHealthcare patients will have to pay out-of-pocket for care services at Northwest Healthcare facilities, according to KGUN-9 News.