The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Compensation Issues
After disputing claims it made significant overpayments to physicians last year, North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday the state Medicaid program is projected to end fiscal year 2015-16 with a surplus of $250 million, reports Winston-Salem…
Primary care physicians looking for a new gig might want to consider looking in a rural area. Not only do many rural areas have significant need for PCPs, but they may also offer the biggest compensation packages, according to data…
Last summer, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna inked a $37 billion deal to acquire Louisville, Ky.-based Humana. The deal is expected to go through this year, but Aetna's CEO and other top executives are already reaping the benefits, according to Louisville Business First.
HealthMarkets, a national insurance agency, reported short-term policy sales were up 150 percent in 2015 compared to 2013. But what is driving consumers to seek more limited, alternative health coverage with features largely banned by the Affordable Care Act?
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Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna is being courted by other cities, according to the Hartford Courant.
A court order has forced Family Health Hawaii, the state's smallest insurer, to close immediately, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Community Health Systems Chairman and CEO Wayne T. Smith and the Franklin, Tenn.-based system's CFO W. Larry Cash will see no change in their base salary in 2016.
Prior to discharge, a male patient at Newark, Del.-based Christiana Hospital walked out the main entrance and right into a silver Nissan Maxima Tuesday morning, stealing the car and fleeing the premises, according to a Delaware State Police report.
Under a new proposal that would charge fees for health plans bought on the federal exchanges and impose penalties on those who miss payments, Ohio lawmakers have predicted up to 650,000 state residents could lose Medicaid coverage, reports The Columbus…