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Nonprofit insurers post operating losses in Q1
The nonprofit insurers in Massachusetts, a leader in health reform, reported falling operating incomes in the first quarter, primarily because of increasing pressure to keep premium costs low.
Insurers rake in earnings at ten times 2010 profits
The four largest health insurers in Massachusetts fared extremely well in 2011, as fewer people sought medical care and as insurers renegotiated provider contracts, which helped them stifle
Mass. insurers see 'no profit margin' with 2.3% rate hike
Massachusetts health insurers can increase premiums by an average of 2.3 percent, the smallest hikes in the state during the past 10 years. As a healthcare reform leader, Massachusetts could be
Tufts saves $105M by reworking Partners HealthCare contract
Tufts Health Plan will save $105 million in reimbursement payments after it reworked a contract with Partners HealthCare, the largest hospital network in Massachusetts. The new contract announced
Steward Health to offer new insurance plan
Health insurers operating in Massachusetts have a new competitor: Steward Health Care Systems. The major hospital system just received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Insurance to begin
Massachusetts poised to bar nonprofit board payments
Nonprofit health insurers in Massachusetts may soon be barred from providing compensation for their board of directors. Attorney General Martha Coakley already filed a bill to end nonprofit directors
Massachusetts AG hopes to block insurers' board pay
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she'll file a bill that would allow her to block payment for board members of nonprofit health insurers. The move follows a public outcry over an
Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim to keep paying directors
Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim will keep paying their board of directors five-figure annual fees despite objections from the Massachusetts attorney general and an inquiry into directors'
Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts no longer merging
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan are calling off plans to merge, and the decision is raising as many questions as it answered, including whether Massachusetts's proposed health law
Tufts Health Plan considers a second merger
Tufts Health Plan is considering taking control of a small managed care plan, Network Health, that could help expand its reach into the health insurance market for lower-income people, reports the
