Tennessee Sen. Mark Green requested the Insurance Commissioner, Julie McPeak, speak to the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee about rising health insurance premiums, according to Live Insurance News.
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Millennial women and parents are most unprepared and confused by health benefit options, based on a Harris Poll on behalf of Collective Health.
For the health insurance industry, 2015 was the year of mega mergers. Last July, Anthem announced its $54 billion offer for Cigna, while Aetna released details of its proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana. Today, the four major payers insure…
A tentative plan to save Kansas government more than $2 billion over five years relies heavily on proposed changes to the state employee health plan and Medicaid.
If individuals do not have health insurance by Jan. 31, they may be subject to a fine reaching $695 for each adult and $347.50 per child, or 2.5% of income. However, there are several exceptions to the penalty, as listed…
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In his speech at the annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 12, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini emphasized the importance of social services in healthcare, according to Hartford Courant.
Jeff Fusile, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia president, plans to build stronger relationships between the payer and medical providers, according to Northwest GA News.
EmployerDirect closed a Series C financing investment round with Dundon Capital Partners in Dallas.
In 2013 alone, the largest 125 U.S. health payers collected nearly $744 billion in premiums. Of these 125 health insurers, the top 25 largest payers accounted for roughly 66 percent of the total market share. UnitedHealth, Kaiser Foundation, Aetna, Anthem,…
On Jan. 11, a Minnesota subcommittee advised the state to use a state-run health insurance exchanged like MNsure, rather than HealthCare.gov, according to Star Tribune.