Workers’ compensation insurance provider Texas Mutual has announced the appointment of Meredith Duncan (pictured above) as president and CEO of its new health-focused subsidiary. Subject to regulatory approval, the subsidiary will offer additional health insurance options to small businesses, Texas Mutual said.
A Dauphin County-based health insurer must pay restitution plus interest for wrongly denied claims, the state insurance department said Wednesday. Capital Blue Cross must also pay an $85,000 fine.
New Jersey extended its health benefits contract with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield for another year even after state officials alleged the health insurer failed to meet the terms of the deal.
Ending concern that thousands of its patients in Ohio could lose coverage over stalled negotiations, Mercy Health announced Thursday a new agreement to keep its hospitals and medical groups in-network under Cigna of Ohio's employer-sponsored plans.
US adults with insurance through their employers report growing difficulty paying for needed health care services, especially dental and mental healthcare.
In 2018, responding to a wave of overdose deaths, Congress passed legislation requiring Medicare to pay for services at opioid treatment programs for the first time.