Four insurance giants — Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, Humana and UnitedHealthcare — are returning to the Illinois health insurance exchange this year, according to Crain's Chicago Business.
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Aetna's proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana was approved by shareholders of both companies on Monday, according to Reuters.
Eight of the original insurance co-ops formed under the Affordable Care Act have shut down this year.
New York-based Oscar Health, a young insurance company, provides a mobile app for clients fully equipped with unique "click and appointments" options, according to the L.A. Times.
David Torchiana, MD. President and CEO of Partners HealthCare (Boston). In March, Dr. Torchiana was appointed president and CEO of Partners HealthCare. In this position he oversees the Institute of Health Professions, a graduate school subsidiary of Massachusetts General Hospital…
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Jeffrey E. Thompson, MD. Chairman and Executive Advisor of Gundersen Health System (La Crosse, Wis.). In addition to being CEO and chairman of the boards of the Gundersen Health System, Dr. Thompson is a practicing pediatric intensivist and neonatologist. He…
The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
St. Louis-based SSM Health will spend $500 million to replace Saint Louis University Hospital within the next five years, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has proposed the construction of a $1 billion hospital complex on a 110-acre farm in Westampton Township, N.J., according to a Philly.com report.
Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan raised the first beam today of its new six-story pediatrics tower, according to The Detroit News.