By Andis Robeznieks | August 24, 2013
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Payment reform is considered one of the keys to transforming the healthcare system from one that rewards volume to one that incentivizes value and quality. Health insurers have stepped up and are using their influence to test these new concepts. FULL STORY »
By Jonathan Block | August 03, 2013
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Whether it's the lingering aftershock of the Great Recession, stepped-up efforts at cost control by providers or a combination of the two, slow-growing medical claims led to surging profits for big commercial health insurers in the second quarter. FULL STORY »
Aetna Inc.'s second-quarter earnings jumped 17%, and the health insurer raised its 2013 forecast as it reaped revenue and enrollment gains from its acquisition of fellow insurer Coventry Health Care. FULL STORY »
In California, the most populous state in the country, one might think that insurers would be tripping over themselves to get plans on Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange. But that would be wrong. FULL STORY »
States are beginning to get a handle on how many choices they'll offer consumers this fall as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's experiment with creating competitive insurance markets out of whole cloth takes shape. FULL STORY »
Today is the deadline for insurers to apply to offer qualified health plans in state-run exchanges, and the submissions will signal the vigor of competition as the marketplaces begin enrolling members in October. FULL STORY »
This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | August 25, 2012
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During confirmation hearings in 2005 after he was nominated to become the next chief justice of the United States, John Roberts described a judge's role as that of an “umpire.” FULL STORY »
There's an exception to every rule, and we made a big one when we chose Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts as the most influential person in healthcare for 2012. FULL STORY »
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