Two weeks before open enrollment begins, CMS' Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt discussed his expectations and predicted challenges leading up to the Nov. 1 start date on Politico's Pulse Check.
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Health insurer Cigna will offer individual policies on and off the Affordable Care Act marketplace in the Raleigh, N.C., area for coverage starting Jan. 1.
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
A new sports medicine clinic within the Sacramento Kings basketball stadium Golden 1 Center in Sacramento is open for business as of Oct. 17. The 18,000-square-foot center was created by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.
Errors in big data may lead some payers like UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente to solicit deceased individuals for Medicare plans, Los Angeles Times reports.
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Equity researches at JPMorgan Chase downgraded payer Anthem's stock from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating Monday, according to Community Financial News.
The State of Missouri selected St. Louis-based managed care organization Centene's Home State Health and Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare's Missouri Care to service its Medicaid program.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer Cigna will sell individual health plans on and off the Affordable Care Act marketplace in the Chicago area for coverage beginning Jan. 1.
Approved double-digit rate hikes for individual Affordable Care Act marketplace plans continue to mar headlines as open enrollment for 2017 approaches.
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance anticipates 37,160 individuals insured through Affordable Care Act marketplace plans will lose coverage for 2017.