Several companies, especially startups and IT companies, are now offering higher sum insured and have started covering parents of employees in their group health insurance policies, as a strategy to attract and retain good talent.
Too many health plans and insurance carriers are putting mental health coverage behind physical health conditions even as the pandemic puts mental health problems in hard focus, according to a report from the federal government.
Georgia lawmakers are drafting legislation to make mental health and behavioral issues a priority in the upcoming legislative session by pressuring private insurance companies to upgrade their mental health care coverage after an increase in suicides in the state.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and GS Labs accuse each other of impropriety as they dispute the cost of Covid testing in federal court. Blue KC initiated the lawsuit, and GS Labs has filed a countersuit.
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc reported a 106% surge in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as the second largest U.S. health insurer benefited from its unit that includes the pharmacy benefits management business, IngenioRx.
A settlement was reached on Monday in a class-action lawsuit against Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield over a data breach. The breach happened between 2013 and 2015 and affected tens of millions of people prior to its discovery on August 5, 2015.