Supreme Court health reform ruling won’t change UnitedHealth’s plans
Even of the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the federal health reform later this month, UnitedHealth Group said it will continue to provide some of the consumer protections included in the...
View ArticleConsumer group in Calif. says rate hikes show need for rate reviews
The California insurance commissioners should be able to regulate health insurers’ rate increases, including the up to 24% hike insurers plan for small businesses in July and August, according to a...
View ArticleThree health insurers say health reform provisions to stay
Aetna and Humana joined UnitedHealth in intending to keep certain initiatives of the federal health care reform even if the Supreme Court strikes the law. Humana, based in Louisville, Ky., Hartford,...
View ArticleInsurer, medical practice return $500,000 to N.Y. consumers
An insurance company and a medical practice in New York each agreed to return a total of $500,000 to hundreds of consumers who were issued unexpected medical bills or overcharged for services. New York...
View ArticleFormer Aetna CEO changes tune, now says individual mandate ‘flawed’
The former leader of Aetna, a supporter of health care for all, predicted that “partisan and structurally flawed” individual mandate would lead to the demise of the federal health reform. Ronald A....
View ArticleAdditional PPACA-related health benefits should stay
Health insurers should continue to provide additional benefits created to the federal health reform law, regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules, a plurality of voters in the most recent...
View ArticleHalf of employers considering shift away from health insurance
Employers are looking more closely at defined contributions, vouchers and exchange purchasing, or eliminating their health benefits, according to a new survey. Nearly half (47%) of employers say they...
View ArticleHealth insurers forced to send out $1.1 billion in rebates
Health insurers will have to pay back $1.1 billion in rebates this summer as part of federal health reform, with large-group plans paying out more than small-group and individual plans. The rebates,...
View ArticleInova, Aetna form ‘innovative’ care partnership for Northern Va.
Inova Health System and Aetna formed an exclusive and “innovative” partnership to establish Innovation Health Plans, a jointly owned health plan serving Northern Virginia, including more than 1.1...
View ArticleSpending increasing on health care quality improvement
Health insurers last year spent more than $5 billion on health care quality improvement expenses, mostly on improving health outcomes, according to a report from Mark Farrah Associates (MFA). Quality...
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