North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is publicly calling for an apology from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services Secretary over a remark in which the health official allegedly held Commissioner Goodwin responsible for the state’s rejection of …
Zurich North America Commercial’s Programs & Direct Markets business has entered into an agreement with Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon plc to offer coverage to non-profit long-term care organizations. The program will be available …
A prosthetics industry group has pledged to provide artificial limbs at no cost to Boston bombing victims who may require prosthetics in the future but lack sufficient insurance coverage. The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association said it is working with …
Few states spend as much on health care as West Virginia, but you wouldn’t know it from the results. That has a new study urging major changes, both for health services generally and the government agency that helps to provide …
State senators are renewing an effort to ban coverage of elective abortions by insurance policies that are offered in Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace that begins in 2014.The bill passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on April 9 on an …
The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users. The policy starts in July at a system that includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants must be tobacco free for six …
New York has started recruiting insurance companies to provide coverage through the New York Health Benefit Exchange created under national health care reforms. The exchange says that plans must provide comprehensive health insurance coverage, follow limits on out-of-pocket expenses and …
Willis Global Captive Practice, part of the global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has launched an online underwriting and data management system, WillisCaptus. The new system is designed for Risk Retention Groups (RRG), captives and health care providers to allow …
Small businesses in Washington will be required to buy employee health insurance through a city-run exchange beginning in 2014. The District of Columbia is combining its health care exchange markets for individuals and small businesses that have fewer than 50 …
With a $4.9 billion takeover of Brazil’s biggest healthcare provider, UnitedHealth Group appears to have snatched the crown jewel in a market with plenty of promise but formidable barriers to entry for any foreign rivals looking to follow suit. UnitedHealth’s …
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