Two Louisiana-based health plans – Peoples Health and Vantage Health Plans – are succeeding in the Medicare Advantage space despite competition from larger, national plans. The three managed care heal…
Pennsylvania health plans have seen great success in managing their pharmacy costs – through encouraging the use of generics, aggressive formulary management, and copay structures. But the conundrum p…
Consumer-driven health plans are beginning to make inroads in the small-group market of Kansas-Missouri. The largest plan in Missouri, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has a significant portion of i…
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut, Aetna, AmeriHealth Mercy and UnitedHealth Group plan to submit bids for the care management contracts for residents eligible for Medicaid and the Chil…
Medicare Advantage special needs plans are popping up like wildflowers after a rain in Texas, growing in membership and diversity as plans tailor themselves to local and regional needs. Texas' bus…
California employers are hitting the wall on insurance premium increases and seeking cheaper plans that streamline benefits or shift more of the cost burden onto employees. Meanwhile, the state's…
Colorado legislators will consider five different proposals for covering the uninsured this year, but health plans are leery of possible coverage mandates and restrictions on public spending could lim…