by Admin | Oct 9, 2012 | Insurance News, Obamacare, Surveys
(Crain’s) — Premiums for health insurance plans will climb 6.3 percent in 2013, but employee costs will shoot up even higher as companies look to shift more of the rising expenses to their workers, according to a new forecast by human resources consultancy Aon... by Admin | Aug 21, 2012 | Aetna, Insurance News
Health-care giant Aetna Inc. has struck a deal to buy Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.7 billion in cash and stock, a move that will make Aetna one of the largest providers of government-financed health care. Aetna, based in Hartford, Conn., is paying $42.08 a share... by Admin | Aug 16, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
(Reuters) – The Obama administration this week will try to encourage reluctant U.S. states to move forward with health insurance exchanges amid fears that time is running out for states to act on a reform provision meant to extend coverage to millions of... by Admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Effective July 1, 2012, the pre-existing waiting period on new Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) individual policies can now be offset by prior individual coverage with another carrier, provided: Application is received on or after July 1, 2012 The prior... by Admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Insurance News, Surveys
(Crain’s) — Nearly 5,000 Illinois residents died between 2005 and 2010 because they didn’t have insurance, according to a new report issued just days before the U.S. Supreme Court’s expected ruling on the federal overhaul of health care. Illinois... by Admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
(Crain’s) — Two Northwest Side outpatient surgery centers that are part of a group of Chicago-area clinics allege that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois has reneged on “unambiguous promises” of coverage for services totaling more than $10 million, as the...