California Health Insurer Will Issue Refunds
The state's Blue Shield said it had pledged to cap profits at 2 percent.
View ArticleInsurers Weigh In on Health Care Law
The trade group for insurers files a legal brief on the health care law.
View ArticleAgency Restores Doctor Discipline Files - With a Catch
Use of the database now requires a promise that individual doctors would not be identified through matching the information with other publicly available files.
View ArticleRetail Health Care Competition Heats Up
Wal-Mart has sent letters seeking new partnerships with medical providers, in an effort to catch up to some of its competitors' retail health clinics.
View ArticleEmployers Step Up Efforts to Curb Health Care Costs
Mercer finds that employers are facing increases of about 6 percent in average employee benefit costs.
View ArticleYoung Adults' Coverage May Cost Parents Even More
Some employers are charging "per participant" now that adults up to age 26 can be carried on their families' plans.
View ArticleLabor Department Seeks Tougher Rules on 'Multiple-Employer' Plans
The federal agency says it wants more authority to crack down on insurance plans that take advantage of small businesses and their employees.
View ArticleResearchers Question Coverage for a Spine Procedure
Even though studies did not find clear benefits for patients, Medicare and other insurers continue to pay for the treatment.
View ArticleFinal Rules Set for Insurers on Spending Ratios
The industry did not get an exemption for brokers' fees under the regulations for how much of a customer's premium must be spent on medical care.
View ArticleWalgreen Girds for Fight Over Customers
Walgreen to introduce a national plan it hopes will minimize customer disruption from its contract battle with its pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts.
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