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In just nine months, Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield subscribers will lose low-cost access to UPMC doctors and facilities. On Monday a Republican lawmaker teamed up with his Democratic colleague to prevent that. But will Harrisburg act in time? With UPMC digging in...
Health insurer Highmark Inc. has been screaming about UPMC’s higher charges for cancer treatment, specifically a "facility fee" it says does nothing for the quality of care. But the higher charges don't end there. Take the case of a 23-year-old woman who went for a...
WellPoint Announces Webcast of Its Conference with Investment Community WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its Investor Conference on Friday, March 21, 2014. The meeting will be hosted by Joseph Swedish, chief executive...
Health insurer Highmark Inc. will financially survive the end of its contract with UPMC in December, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service concluded. S&P’s assessment was contained in a report this month that lowered Highmark’s long-term financial strength and credit...
Health insurer Highmark Inc. has been skinnying down, shedding 260 employees during the past month as the company adapts to a dynamic market. “What’s driving it is the changing business environment, and it’s about building a high-performance culture,” spokesman Aaron...
State Auditor Monica Lindeen announced Thursday that her office levied a $250,000 fine on the “old” pre-merger Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, for market-conduct violations from 2006-2010. Lindeen’s office said the fine, paid last week, was the largest of its...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced the following hospitals participating as preferred health-care providers for Anthem insurance plans that are part of the new federal Health Insurance Marketplace (exchange) in northern Ohio. They include the Surgical...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas says it will take advantage of a shift in federal regulations and continue to allow members to keep plans that were not grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act. The Obama administration announced this week that insurers could...
Hartford health insurer Aetna said its board of directors has authorized the company to purchase as much as $1 billion more of its common stock. The authorization grows the company's existing $388 million repurchase plan. Aetna also plans to pay on April 25 a...
Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro led a fiery discussion on the ongoing impact of cuts in the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage program. More than 2,000 doctors and health care facilities were dropped from the list of providers that cared for the seniors in...
Highmark Blue Cross tried to merge with Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia in 2009, but concerns raised by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department caused the companies to withdraw the plan. According to news releases issued at the time from Highmark and the...
Blue Shield of California recently began notifying an undisclosed number of insurance agents that their Social Security numbers were mistakenly made available online. On January 15, 2014, the company learned that the transaction confirmation page on its Web site for...
