Compensation Issues

Health insurer Aetna warned the U.S. Department of Justice in July it would take immediate action to limit its presence on Affordable Care Act exchanges if the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block its pending deal with Humana, The Wall Street…

A union has dropped its initiative in Arizona that would have capped hospital executives' pay at that of the U.S. president, according to an Associated Press report published by the Times Union.

The CEO of Baltimore-based CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield justified its high premium rate requests at a hearing with the Maryland Insurance Administration Monday, WBAL-TV 11 reported.

Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will delay a proposed change to its retiree health plans for bargaining unit employees until Jan. 1, 2018, Crain's Detroit Business reported.

Hartford, Conn.-based health insurer Aetna will pull out of 11 state Affordable Care Act exchanges next year, citing $430 million in losses on its individual plans since January 2014.

One of the largest objective studies on Medicare pay disparity between male and female physicians has found female physicians were reimbursed $18,677.23 less than their male colleagues in 2012, and were paid less across 13 specialties, according to a report…

Consumers are placing greater emphasis on the cost of their health insurance than provider choice as they opt for cheaper, narrow plans, The New York Times reported.

Seniors in South Florida expressed concern at hearing Friday about two long-term care insurers proposing up to 114 percent premium rate increases, The Palm Beach Post reported.

Aetna is addressing a financial roadblock for its employees who recently graduated from undergraduate and graduate programs — student loan debt.

In response to changes implemented by the Affordable Care Act, some colleges in Ohio will no longer offer student health insurance plans, The Columbus Dispatch reported.