Chris Anderson

New organization would insure 1.8 million

In early January, Blue Shield of California proposed rate hikes for nearly 200,000 individual policy holders that would see some members' premiums jump as much as 59 percent on March 1.

After more than a month of corporate chess that saw Community Health Systems launch a $3.3 billion hostile takeover bid for hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, things have quieted down.

Intent is ‘transfer of knowledge’ to other systems.

Governors criticize ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to Medicaid

Ambulance operator and physician services company Emergency Medical Services is being acquired by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC for $3.2 billion.

In what it touts as the first time a long-term care insurance provider has teamed with a healthcare organization to promote health and wellness, Genworth Financial has unveiled a health education collaboration with the Mayo Clinic aimed at improving the well-being of Baby Boomers.

The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United and Kaiser Permanente have reached tentative agreement on a new three-year contract for 17,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners covering 61 locations in northern and central California.

Amid tepid enrollment, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed efforts to increase awareness of the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), the government's temporary insurance plan for those denied private insurance due to pre-existing conditions.

At a time when several newly-elected governors are railing against health reform's governmental intrusion, new Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is taking a different path - a proposal released this week to create a single-payer health plan for his state.