Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare added the Fitbit Charge 2 fitness tracker to its employee wellness program.
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Payer-provider conflicts, payer finances and an antitrust trial involving two of the nation's five largest health insurers most captured the attention of Becker's Hospital Review readers in 2016.
Interpace Diagnostics, a diagnostic testing and pathology services provider, agreed to participate in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's Center for Clinical Effectiveness program "Evidence Street."
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Arlington-based Texas Health Resources agreed to renew a contract that had been in dispute over a proposed rate increase by the health system and disagreement over the language of a termination clause, according…
President-elect Donald Trump, along with a number of legislators, has vowed to repeal and replace the ACA. With this in mind, the Congressional Budget Office is offering guidance for lawmakers looking to replace the current tax-based subsidies for the purchase…
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The following stories about health insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
The five largest U.S. health insurers — Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group — saw a range of financial results throughout the first three quarters of 2016.
Three managed care insurers charged with running Iowa's Medicaid program said the project has been thwarted by a lack of funding, with one company calling its participation a "catastrophic experience," according to documents obtained by The Des Moines Register.
Arlington-based Texas Health Resources and Richardson-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas signaled a thawing of their contract dispute as the two organizations agreed on a rate increase ahead of their contract's Dec. 31 deadline, The Dallas Morning News…
Physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and health insurers are seeing more patients rush to get treatment before high deductibles associated with patients' health plans reset Jan. 1, MPR News reports.