UnitedHealth to cover more states
UnitedHealth Group Inc., once leery of Obamacare’s new health insurance exchanges, is starting new plans in at least two states as competition grows stiffer in the government-run marketplaces. In Washington …
Kaiser, Blue Shield contribute $28 million to defeat rate-regulation initiative
Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California have contributed $23.8 million to defeat a November ballot initiative that would allow California’s insurance commissioner to deny health premium increases seen as …
Patients to soon have easier access to their doctors’ notes
More than 1 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington will soon have easy access to the notes their providers write during medical appointments. Nine area health systems and medical …
Depression linked to poor self-management in patients with diabetes
Adult patients with diabetes who trust their medical provider and feel included in treatment decisions are significantly more likely to take and maintain a newly prescribed antidepressant medication, according to …
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 …
How tech is transforming health care
New Kaiser Permanente book reveals how to transform health care tech, leadership and education. Technology continues to dramatically propel us into a new era of care delivery. Innovations such as …
Ohio Releases Names of Insurance Companies and the Rates
The Ohio Department of Insurance says health insurance rates will go up next year for Ohioans who buy insurance from the Marketplace. Individuals will pay an average of 41% more …
UnitedHealth won’t join many health exchanges; says they might attract sick people
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will sell coverage in just a dozen of the new health exchanges being set up in states, a lower number than it had suggested earlier and a …