Cariten Healthcare, a small provider-owned health plan based in Knoxville, walked away from the crowded field of contenders for the east Tennessee region TennCare contract, a contract viewed as highly…
The Michigan health insurance industry has been preoccupied with a legislative battle over the individual health insurance market that pits Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan against other health plan…
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…
Washington's individual health insurance market is growing, but medical cost trends have resulted in double-digit premium increases. As a result, the state's insurance commissioner is backing…
Illinois' healthcare industry may see CIGNA HealthCare emerge as a more formidable player in the ASO and small group sectors thanks to its purchase of Great-West Healthcare. While Great-West was n…
Massachusetts' health reform program got off to an encouraging start in 2007 with more than 300,000 previously uninsured residents receiving health benefits; however, problems loom with higher-tha…
Atlanta's health insurance market continues to be one of the most competitive in the country, and certainly in the South. And as major regional employers like Delta Airlines talk of a potential me…
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…