By Jane M. Von Bergen http://www.philly.com A hearing on the proposed Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. merger took an unexpected twist in Harrisburg yesterday. Instead of focusing on the merger, which would create the largest health insurer in the state, it was all about how much the Insurance Department’s consultants were being paid – […]

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By Audrey Holsclaw -Kanawha Bureau http://www.wvrecord.com CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center and its insurers have been named in a lawsuit following a recent $25 million verdict against the hospital. On Feb. 7, a Kanawha County jury returned a verdict of $5 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages against CAMC in […]

By Jeffrey Krasner Health plans that rate doctors individually are spreading beyond the state’s Group Insurance Commission, despite the Massachusetts Medical Society’s opposition to the ranking systems. Tufts Health Plan, the third-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, says it will expand its health plan that features doctor rankings, called Navigator. And Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the […]

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