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Insurers to bear more costs for contraception coverage
Although the health insurance industry has maintained a relatively low profile regarding the Obama administration's recent amending of its contraception coverage , the industry, in private, is
Insurers cease business after uncovered 'association scam'
The Montana insurance department has shut down one insurer's so-called "association scam," in which it allegedly conducted illegal marketing practices to sell health insurance policies. The state
Interview: Insurers embracing retail to attract seniors
The senior healthcare market is about to burst and insurance companies are well aware of the impending boom. But while most payers are busy buying small Medicare-based insurers to better compete in
Rate reviews to strengthen with $109M HHS grants
Insurers likely will start seeing their premium increase requests get even more scrutiny now that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has doled out $109 million in additional grants
Can bad publicity lower premiums?
As of Thursday, the spotlight is on insurers that want to raise their rates by 10 percent or more as the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began its federal oversight of the rate
Walgreens: Is there a new insurer in town?
Walgreens is apparently planning to sell health insurance with different price points and coverage levels through a private insurance exchange this fall. Should existing, well-established insurers be
Insurers on a buying spree for hospitals, provider groups
Insurers have increasingly, albeit subtly, been buying physician groups and hospitals. In fact, four of the five largest health insurers have increased physician holdings in the past year, according
HHS shrinks consumer right to appeal coverage denial
New rules issued by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) downgrade consumers' rights to appeal insurers' denials of coverage, providing them less time to prepare appeals, less
Heavy hitters tackle ACOs, exchanges, savings
It's the end of healthcare as we know it now that implementation of some health reform law requirements has begun. Health insurers are still trying to wrap their collective brains around all the new
Record profits haven't stopped premium hikes
Although insurance companies have seen three straight years of record profits, they continue pushing for higher premiums that they say will protect against any sudden increase in demand or cost of
