Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen likely will not have to enact draconian cuts to TennCare this year, but is still pursuing two methods to trim the pharmacy program in ways that will cut into pharmaceutica…
Managed Medicaid continues to evolve in South Carolina with the consolidation of plans, peaks in enrollment and proposed cost containment measures. To help keep Medicaid prescription drug costs in lin…
One by one, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Pennsylvania are changing their underwriting practices to better compete with for-profit insurers they say are cherry picking the best health risks…
Health plans nationwide have been struggling to retain membership amid the ongoing economic crisis. Minnesota state health plans have responded by rolling out new plan designs targeting the growing in…
The Michigan agency that oversees Medicaid has elected to expand the pharmacy carve-out for psychotropic drugs, taking the responsibility away from the state's Medicaid HMOs. The advantage to the…
The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…
Florida's Medicaid program faces a massive reshaping as legislators grapple with a $2 billion budget deficit for the program. The Legislature is considering two options for the $18 billion program…
Brokers predict that enrollment for 2010 will be flat and that insurers will bump up their revenue with premium increases and changes in benefit designs. Health plan enrollment went down only slightly…
In an effort to curtail the growing cost of specialty drugs, Regence has developed a new benefit design with a standard and extended six-tier formulary that combines medical and prescription drug bene…
The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…
The economy has inspired fewer bold moves and more fiscal caution in the TriState health insurance market, both in government and the private sector. Connecticut is experiencing a seismic shift in its…
The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…
Through its full carve-out of the pharmacy benefit for Medicaid and CHIP, the Texas Health & Human Services Commission has saved billions of dollars through drug rebates. Texas' public-sector…
The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…
The HealthLeaders-InterStudy Market Analyst team analyzes major developments at the nation’s publicly held health plans each quarter through their financial releases and conference call transcripts. T…