The most popular health plans offered through Affordable Care Act exchanges on average have lower price tags than some employer-based health plans, CNBC reports.
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Health insurer Aetna's CFO Shawn Guertin said the company is confident in its case against the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued to block the insurer's $37 billion acquisition of Humana in July, Louisville Business First reports.
Certain types of healthcare services were avoided by low-income workers who switched to a high-deductible health savings account plan as opposed to high-income workers with the same plan, according a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Somali-American medical transportation firms in Minnesota allege Blue Cross Blue Shield hired drivers, gained Medicaid members from Somali communities and subsequently let the drivers go, the Star Tribune reports.
Health insurer Cigna — previously the only participating Affordable Care Act exchange insurer in Arizona's Maricopa County — will pull back its footprint after another payer, Centene, requested to enter the market.
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Connecticut insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade will excuse herself as overseer of a proposed $54 billion transaction between health insurers Anthem and Cigna following conflict of interest claims, the Hartford Courant reports.
Health insurer Cigna's CEO said Wednesday a meeting with President Barack Obama and other payer executives facing losses and uncertainty on Affordable Care Act health exchanges offered back-and-forth discussions, the Hartford Courant reports.
The North Carolina department of insurance has issued a $3.6 million fine against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for chronic IT malfunctions that have led to billing and enrollment errors for customers since January, The News &…
California officials are seeking federal approval for a plan to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange, reports The New York Times.
Health insurer Cigna's foundation gave $2 million to eight nonprofit partners nationwide who participate in community health navigation.