As one part of Anthem's proposed acquisition of Cigna, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved Anthem's request to purchase Cigna's Florida-based affiliates, according to the Insurance Journal.
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Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program may not be as successful at enrolling African American and Latino children as is often thought, according to The Washington Post.
Numerous health insurers — including BCBS of Illinois, Oscar Health and UnitedHealthcare — are cutting or altogether eliminating agents' commissions, according to USA Today.
Research indicates Medicare Advantage plans may not be equipped to take care of sicker patients, according to Austin Frakt, PhD, health economist and founder of the blog "The Incidental Economist."
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's (R) plan to privatize Medicaid in the state has come to fruition.
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Providers and patient advocates in Connecticut are supporting legislation that calls for a group led by the Connecticut Insurance Department to gather data from health plans comparing approval and denial rates for particular behavioral health and medical services, reports CT…
San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Anthem Blue Cross have partnered on a tiered Exclusive Provider Organization/Preferred Provider Organization health plan, which is set to launch in California May 1.
After the Oklahoma Health Care Authority — the state's Medicaid agency — said Medicaid rates will likely be cut by nearly 25 percent as of June 1, leaders from the Oklahoma State Medical Association are asking physicians to consider dropping…
Amerigroup Iowa has signed an agreement with McFarland Clinic of Ames, Iowa, to give Amerigroup Medicaid members access to McFarland Clinic's physicians, specialists, laboratories and facilities across central Iowa.
Despite a lengthy dispute and negotiation process, Morehead, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have come to an agreement, according to WCTI12.com.