Individual health insurance plan sales continued to rise for Highmark for the period ending Feb. 12, the insurer reported. Highmark’s total individual enrollment for Pennsylvania was 92,075; West Virginia, 11,937; and Delaware, 6,848. Most of the new members came from...
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Twin Cities insurer offers nation’s cheapest health-exchange plan
MNsure’s launch was far from smooth, but the plans it offers are among the cheapest in the nation. And one Minnesota insurer sells the cheapest plan of all. That’s according to a new nationwide study from the Kaiser Family Foundation that compared the cost of a...
Thousands in NC fail to get Blue Cross coverage because they didn’t pay first premium
More than 6,400 people in North Carolina did not pay their first premiums for new ACA health insurance plans and, consequently, saw their coverage dropped. Those individuals signed up for plans on the federally run health insurance exchange marketplace, the online...
The 10 Least Expensive Health Insurance Markets In The U.S.
People in much of Minnesota, northwestern Pennsylvania and Tucson, Ariz., are getting the best bargains from the health care law's new insurance marketplaces: premiums half the price or less than what insurers in the country's most expensive places are charging. The...
Kaiser, VHA form partnership
Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration have partnered to research and share best practices. Officials for the two organizations say they will focus on four areas of healthcare: connected health and virtual care, genomics, the care of veterans who are...
Highmark makes job cuts
Highmark on Tuesday announced the furlough of 120 employees who are involved in information technology at the downtown Pittsburgh-based health insurer. Of the total positions, 58 of those jobs are in the Pittsburgh area, according to spokesman Aaron Billger, and 96 of...
Weiland Unveils Medicare Choice Act Plan in South Dakota
After traveling to nearly all of the South Dakota's 300 towns and cities, Rick Weiland says people trust the Medicare system and says for the Affordable Care Act to really be a success in America, a Medicare option needs to be available for people of all ages. He...
Independence Blue Cross Launching Health IT Incubator in Philadelphia
Health IT has a new homebase in Center City Philadelphia. Health insurance company Independence Blue Cross is opening a 5,000 square foot “Center for Healthcare Innovation” at 1700 Market Street, it announced this week. The following groups will use the center:...
Mississippi House Bill would force health insurers to accept any providers
Insurers would have to accept any medical provider who meets contract terms into their network under a bill moving forward in the Mississippi House. The House Insurance Committee voted 7-6 Thursday to approve House Bill 553, with four members present but not voting....
Piedmont and Aetna/Coventry sign off on coverage agreement
Piedmont Healthcare announced Friday afternoon that it has reached agreement with Aetna/Coventry on a new three-year contract. Under the agreement, Aetna/Coventry members will continue to receive covered benefits, at in-network rates, from five hospitals within...
Renown launching First accountable care Medicare model in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada will have access to another key component of the Affordable Care Act following the federal government’s approval of Renown Health’s plans to launch a new coordinated care system. Renown’s “R-Total Health” was selected as one of 123 new Accountable Care...
Blue Cross Blue Shield expanding in Georgia
Blue Cross Blue Shield has announced an expansion in our Georgia. The company told the public Thursday it's consolidating two current sites at Warm Springs and Milgen Road to make room for the new building at the technology center. BCBS says it will be a brand new...