Archives for August 2015
August 27, 2015- Nine Ways Payers Can Prepare for a Major Technology Change27 Aug 2015
Thursday August 27, 2015 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Nine Ways Payers can prepare for a Major... Continue Reading
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August 26, 2015-What You Need to Know About Health Insurance – from AHIP26 Aug 2015
Share What health industry professionals need to know … when they need to know it. Best of... Continue Reading
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Feds get extra time to review pending Aetna-Humana merger25 Aug 2015
Corporate mergers can be tricky things, especially when antitrust issues are factored in, and merging companies can expect a high... Continue Reading
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BCBS of Tennessee announces new CEO25 Aug 2015
The current CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Bill Gracey, is retiring at the end of August, and the largest health... Continue Reading
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Capital BlueCross offers AmWell video visits to its members25 Aug 2015
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based health insurance company Capital BlueCross has announced that starting in 2016, the company will offer telehealth services through American... Continue Reading
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Independence Blue Cross grows by partnering, not merging25 Aug 2015
The tsunami of mergers announced last month – Aetna’s purchase of Humana and Anthem’s purchase of Cigna – is expected to transform... Continue Reading
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Small business dilemma: Paying for health care25 Aug 2015
Under the new health care law, sometimes called Obamacare, the “employer mandate” kicks in for businesses with 50 or more... Continue Reading
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Pricier health plans more popular off ACA exchanges25 Aug 2015
Shoppers buying health insurance from traditional sources have shown a greater affinity for pricier gold and platinum plans than have... Continue Reading
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Health benefits tech firm PlanSource raises another $70M25 Aug 2015
PlanSource announced Monday it will use the funds to invest in innovation and expand. Two principals with Great Hill, Chris... Continue Reading
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Humana hiring 600 temporary employees25 Aug 2015
Health insurance giant Humana Inc. says it’s hiring about 600 temporary workers. In an email Monday, Humana communications consultant Kate Marx said the... Continue Reading
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