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Insurers pressured to reveal more pricing information
Health insurers are getting increasing pressure from employers, attempting to reduce their own expenses, to make healthcare pricing methods more transparent, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Payers doing the right thing to prevent heart disease
Every now and then health insurance-related news comes across my desk that I'm so excited and hopeful about. Tuesday was one of those days. What happened? The Department of Health & Human
Blue Shield ACO reduced costs, lowered readmissions by 15 percent
One key to reducing medical costs is collaboration among insurers and their members and providers and their patients within accountable care organizations (ACOs) because everyone is focused on
GAO: States strengthen oversight of rate hikes
Many state regulators are reining in health payers' ability to raise premium rates at will as they strengthen their review processes and make them more transparent; however, some states still have
Changing enrollment linked to WellPoint profit drop, Aetna revenue dip
WellPoint's ( NYSE: WLP ) second quarter profit fell 3 percent, primarily because of higher-than-expected medical costs for Northern California seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, according
Insurers in Nevada, New Hampshire get MLR waivers
Insurers operating in Nevada and New Hampshire get a reprieve from the medical-loss ratio requirement after HHS granted the two states waivers from the health reform law's provision. The decision
Aetna to use Medicity as data exchange platform
Aetna ( NYSE: AET ) recently bought Medicity, a health insurance exchange company, which it plans to use as a platform to create a data exchange, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini told Kaiser Health News. "We
Bill would exclude agent commissions from MLR
Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and John Barrow( D-Ga.) have introduced a bill that could keep agent commissions out of medical-loss ratio calculations. Rogers and Barrow lined up 14 cosponsors for the
Anthem cuts, delays premium rate hikes
Anthem Blue Cross, the WellPoint subsidiary in California, announced it will raise individual premium rates by less than originally planned and will also delay increases to co-payments and
Insurers' medical expenses decline in 2010
For the first time in a decade, health insurers' medical expenses declined in 2010. That's good and bad news: it will help increase profits and also pressure them to decrease premiums. Based on a
