Among its competitors, Indianapolis-based Anthem has the most room to improve its profit margins and earnings and could increase its earnings by a potential 30 percent — making the payer "the best play in an underappreciated industry," Barron's reports.
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Honesdale, Pa.-based Wayne Memorial Hospital on Thursday revealed expansion plans for its campus, reports The News Eagle.
Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL-Minn.) signed a $326 million health plan premium relief bill after the measure was approved by the majority of the state's legislature Thursday, reports Star Tribune.
The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., will construct a new facility in Paramus, N.J., for an estimated $735 million, according to Healthcare Design Magazine.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the oldest payer group in the U.S., consisting of 36 independent, locally operated franchises that collectively make up the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
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Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital finished construction of its $4.5 million inpatient pediatric behavioral health unit.
Harrisburg, Pa.-based Capital BlueCross will acquire a majority interest in Vibra Health Plan in Harrisburg.
A judge's ruling to block Aetna's proposed acquisition of Humana most grabbed the attention of Becker's Hospital Review payer issues readers this past week.
Moody's Investors Service said a federal judge's ruling to block Aetna's proposed $37 acquisition of Humana alleviated the threat of job cuts and will positively affect the credit of the insurer's Hartford headquarters, the region and Connecticut, reports Hartford Courant.
Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Health System plans to build a microhospital in Crystal Lake, Ill., according to a Northwest Herald report.