The share of health plan premiums government employees and retirees pay will increase an average of 6.2 percent next year, The Washington Post reports.
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BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Catholic Health System in Buffalo, N.Y., have partnered to offer individuals and small employers a tiered network plan, reports The Buffalo News.
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Approximately 600,400 military veterans could go without healthcare coverage in 2017 if non-expansion states continue to reject Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, according to research from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The federal government and Vermont drafted an agreement to implement an all payer healthcare payment system following roughly two years of negotiations, VTDigger reports.
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Investment and innovation firm Plug and Play has tapped at least 20 technology startups in the insurance industry to join its innovation platform.
Health insurer Independence Blue Cross will cover Belgium-based MDxHealth's prostate cancer test.
Health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska will cover minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using San Jose, Calif.-based SI Bone's device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the joint.
Health insurer Aetna will reduce the number of Pennsylvania counties it offers small group Affordable Care Act plans in next year, Aetna spokesperson Walt Cherniak told Becker's Hospital Review.
Health insurer Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield will drop its individual Affordable Care Act plans in South Dakota next year, KOTA Territory News reports.