National health insurer Aetna will offer individual health insurance to Costco members in nine states, including Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Officials at a Pennsylvania hearing this week questioned how Highmark‘s $475 million acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), a struggling hospital network, would affect its financial solvency and in-state competition.

Health insurer Aetna rejected California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ request not to increase premiums for its small-group PPO product.

Eight health insurance companies agreed to improve the accuracy of the provider directories they post on their websites, according to deals struck with New York’s attorney general.

Aetna, the national health insurer, has a new look and logo, which it says “continues its evolution from an insurance carrier to a health solutions company.”

Connecticut became the second state to stop allowing private insurers to cover its Medicaid enrollees, following Oklahoma.

More than half of adults report they are confused about health insurance when choosing which plan to purchase, a new survey found.

Aetna has launched Aetna Whole Health in western Va., one of its first new health benefit plan using the accountable care organization (ACO) model.

A Hartford, Conn.-based health insurer announced the completion of two previously announced acquisitions of a Medicare supplement business and an independent account-based health plan administrator.

A Hartford, Conn.-based insurance company awarded about $15.6 million to nonprofits nationwide last year through grants, community sponsorships, the matching gift program and employee volunteering.