Healthcare Finance Staff

The federal government is once again extending pre-2014 health plans and outlining other tweaks and finalized rules for several key programs that regulators hope will smooth what continues to be a bumpy and confusing transition.

The parent company of some of the country's largest Blues plans appears to be shoring up cash reserves for what may one of the most unpredictable years in its history.

Benefits consulting firms that made early forays into private insurance exchanges are likely to be rewarded for their prescience, although the competition is growing.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a lot of data on Medicare Advantage plans that it should be using to inform policy and make available to the public, according to a new Inspector General report.

Aetna is partnering with one of the largest medical device makers in an experiment for struggling diabetic members and their doctors.

Colorado is moving ahead with an experiment for Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries, or "dual-eligibles," using a payment system many others are trying to abandon. But the state's approach incorporates a variation on the concept of the accountable care organization that's showing promise elsewhere.

With the wellness movement reaching ever more workers, more advanced digital health and wearable technologies are going to be a necessity if the field is going to evolve and start making inroads, some argue.

While most of the new individual health plans are being purchased through public insurance exchanges with tax credits, many consumers are also turning to private exchanges.

A large group of health, pharma and payer organizations are hoping to stop what some think are the most pernicious changes to Medicare Part D in the program's history.

The number of people determined eligible for Medicaid since the launch of new insurance marketplaces is approaching 10 million, a potential boon to managed care plans and safety providers even in states that are not expanding the program.