INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Health insurer WellPoint Inc. plans to improve primary care reimbursement and start paying for care management it doesn't currently cover, changes that could give patients more quality time with their doctors....
health insurerInsurer WellPoint to revamp primary care payHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 01/27/2012 - 16:37
Insurer WellPoint to revamp primary care paySeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Fri, 01/27/2012 - 06:14
Bloomberg: EmblemHealth sale could cost city $300 millionNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Fri, 12/23/2011 - 18:09
The state’s plan to convert the city’s nonprofit health insurer into a for-profit venture could cost the city $300 million, Mayor Bloomberg said Friday. Health insurer charging unreasonable rate increasesHHS News and Events Sun, 11/20/2011 - 23:01
Everence Insurance of Pennsylvania is charging small businesses unreasonably high premium increases according to the first federal rate review under the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Tags:
'Jeopardy!' star Watson 'hired' by health insurerNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Mon, 09/12/2011 - 09:16
IBM supercomputer and Jeopardy! champ Watson is going white collar, landing a number-crunching job for a high profile health insurer. The Restless Shade of AHERF and the Return of Merger Mania: High...Health Care Renewal Fri, 07/01/2011 - 09:27
Starting in the 1990s, as US health care became more commercialized, a wave of mergers lead to super-sized hospital systems, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies. Not all those mergers, especially involving hospitals, prospered. Although the mergers were justified as drivers of increased efficiency, health care has become decreasingly accessible, increasingly expensive, and of no better quality. However, now a whole new wave of mergers seems to be upon us. Fighting an insurance claim denial can pay offHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 04/05/2011 - 10:42
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Don't take a health insurer's rejection as the final word on your medical claim.... How Much Does It CostOutofPocket Blog Mon, 02/07/2011 - 10:01
Here is a provocative video to help consumers understand health care costs. Regence, a health insurer in the Northwest, launched a campaign called What's the Real Cost. This purpose of this initiative is to educate consumers about the real costs of health care, and how the choices they make each day impact those costs. Drop in care use boosts health insurer 3Q earningsHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 11/03/2010 - 14:31
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The use of health care services tumbled in the third quarter, helping insurers report better-than-expected earnings and raise their 2010 profit forecasts.... Aetna CEO to retire; Bertolini named replacementHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 10/20/2010 - 06:41
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Health insurer Aetna says CEO Ronald A. Williams will retire next spring, and company President Mark T. |
