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Insurers live chat with members through new health app
Health insurers now have a new way to commiunicate with members -- live and almost in person. The new iPhone app created by Warm Health, a healthcare communications and disease management company,
UnitedHealth, Coventry bid for Kansas Medicaid contact
UnitedHealth and Coventry are among the five private insurers that have submitted bids to manage the Kansas Medicaid program, which Gov. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) plans to transform into a private
Aetna can't stop Medicaid contracts in Louisiana, judge rules
The Louisiana health department can move forward with its Medicaid contracts, even though Aetna is still sorting out its plans to appeal the department's decision to award those contracts to
Aetna, Coventry challenge $2B Medicaid decision
Aetna and Coventry are challenging the Louisiana Health Department’s decision to award a statewide Medicaid program worth $2.2 billion to other health insurers. The Louisiana Department of
HMOs fined $4M for denial of services
Two health plans in Florida have been fined a total of nearly $4 million after a long-running dispute about whether they improperly denied or reduced speech-therapy services for children in the
Insurers with high profits asked to decrease premiums
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is calling on 10 health insurers that reported significant increases in profits to lower premiums for their customers. He also requested the insurance companies respond
AMERIGROUP's James Carlson - CEO Compensation
James Carlson - AMERIGROUP Total Compensation: $5,292,546 Details: Despite a lawsuit regarding Medicaid fraud that cost the Illinois plan $225 million , Carlson himself earned roughly $2 million more
Amerigroup's $225M fine may not benefit providers
Last week, Medicaid health plan Amerigroup agreed to pay $225 million to settle charges that it
Amerigroup settles Medicaid charges
Health plan Amerigroup Corp. has settled charges that it avoided enrolling pregnant women and sick members for a hefty $225 million. The health plan had allegedly excluded those groups when running a
Amerigroup to pay $225M in Medicaid fraud settlement
Amerigroup, the Illinois health plan that refused to enroll high-risk patients in its Medicaid plan, announced that it will pay $225 million to the state of Illinois and the U.S. government to settle
