Health insurers trying new ways to pay
Health insurers are experimenting with new formulas for reimbursing doctors and hospitals, slowly moving away from the traditional approach of basing payments on the numbers of tests and procedures performed, …
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 …
Small Companies Look to Early Insurance Renewal
Small companies seeking to ward off key health-law provisions—at least for a while—are weighing offers by some large insurers to hit the reset button on their yearlong health plan service …
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 …
Four Largest Insurers in Minnesota to Sell Plans on Insurance Exchange
Consumers buying health care coverage this fall on Minnesota’s new insurance exchange likely will have more choices than are currently available, bringing a spark of competition as health reform rolls …
Prominent Payors opt out of California Insurance Exchange
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant …
UnitedHealth May Have to Reimburse Pentagon for Medical Care Delays
UnitedHealth Group may have to reimburse the federal government part of a $20.5 billion military contract due to delays in delivering medical care. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Defense Department …
Loophole Could Help Health Insurance Companies Avoid Affordable Care Act
Health insurance companies may find major benefit in loophole in federal law Health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been working to find ways to avoid the costly implications associated …