A recent policy change has caused approximately 1,900 pregnant Californian women to be transferred from Covered California to Medi-Cal without their knowledge, according to The Sacramento Bee.
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After announcing it would only remain in a "handful" of states, UnitedHealthcare has reported as of 2017 it will no longer offer plans through Connecticut's health exchange, Access Health CT, according to The CT Mirror.
UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected revenue in the first quarter of 2016, despite losses from participating in the Affordable Care Act exchanges. To limit its financial exposure in 2017, the insurer will exit all but a "handful" of ACA marketplaces next…
Fifth Third Bank has launched a new consumer directed healthcare solution to make it easier for employers to administer high deductible health plans and tax-advantaged financial accounts.
UnitedHealth Group has decided to pull out of the Affordable Care Act exchange in Michigan in 2017, marking the third state where the health insurer will stop offering ACA plans, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, N.J., has notified health plans their existing contracts will be terminated May 1, reports NJBiz.
A recent study by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield outlining the costs of preventable emergency room visits in New York hospitals has been challenged by the American College of Emergency Physicians as dangerous and misleading, reports Watertown Daily Times.
Payers warn that a tipping point looms on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces — they say rapid losses will soon force them to drop out unless they can secure approval for higher premiums, according to The Hill.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance confirmed Wednesday it will shut down CrestPoint Health, the health system's insurance plan operated by its subsidiary Integrated Solutions Health Network, reports WJHL.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana's wellness and rewards program, currently known as HumanaVitality, will be renamed Go365.