NCTracks Continues to Devastate Medical Businesses
During the final week of August, Jordan Karimi was spending his days cleaning up the office, making final phone calls and saying goodbye to co-workers. Karimi, 28, had worked for …
West Virgina Health Insurance Exchange will have only 1 Company
Only one company will participate in West Virginia’s new individual health insurance marketplace. Media outlets report that Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelink/Coventry applied and were accepted to participate …
Aetna bows out of New Jersey health insurance exchange
With less than two weeks until government-run insurance exchanges are required to go live, a large carrier has decided not to be part of another state online marketplace. Aetna, which …
Cigna integrates MyFitnessPal into coaching program
MyFitnessPal announced a partnership with health insurance company Cigna, which will combine MyFitnessPal’s nutrition, physical activity and weight management resource with Cigna’s health coaching programs. The offering will give customers …
Pennsylvania proposes alternative to expansion of Medicaid
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett unveiled a plan on Monday to use federal subsidies targeted for an expansion of Medicaid to be used instead to help low-income residents of the state …
MedPAC Contemplates Link Between ACOs and Medigap Plans
Medicare might want to create a supplemental coverage plan that encourages patients to seek care in a single accountable care organization (ACO), the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) was told …
Newly eligible Kentucky Medicaid members can choose from Anthem, Humana or Passport
The state has signed contracts with three Medicaid managed care companies to serve Kentuckians who will be newly eligible for Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act, officials said Friday. …
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Memorial Hermann Health System Announce Alliance
New ACO Arrangement realigns focus to value of service with emphasis on improving health outcomes Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization (MHACO) …