Lawmakers in Minnesota aim to fast track a bill proposing health insurance premium relief for individuals purchasing health plans through the state's health insurance exchange, MPR News reports.
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The following health insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
CVS Pharmacy is not included in the new network of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and its pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics, WSFA reports.
Chicago-based Blue Cross Blue Shield Association contracted with Exact Sciences Corp. in Madison, Wis., to cover Cologuard — a cancer screening — as an in-network service for its policyholders.
The number of Americans who enrolled in health plans via HealthCare.gov since Nov. 1 is up about 2 percent from the same time last year, from 8.6 million to 8.8 million.
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Winfield, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital earned support to operate a mobile stroke unit, making it the first hospital in Illinois to receive state approval.
The way care is delivered at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health changed dramatically in the last six years under the ACA. In a recent article, The New York Times pointed to IU Health as a prominent example of how President Barack…
The population that gained health insurance under the ACA was examined by the Urban Institute to analyze health coverage changes based on several demographics.
Since open enrollment for ACA marketplace plans began Nov. 1, 6.4 million individuals have enrolled in plans through the health insurance marketplace, reflecting an increase of 400,000 compared to the same period last year.
Some Los Angeles County residents are alleging they were incorrectly dropped from California's Medicaid program and as a result have faced challenges with regaining health coverage and seeking care from physicians, Los Angeles Times reports.