On what he called a “historic day,” President Barack Obama announced a collaborative effort by several health care industry stakeholders in reforming health care in America that will produce $2 …  Read →

Drip, drip, drip.

The faucet to the nation’s health plans is leaking. Health insurance companies continue to make big concessions to Congress, offering up previously non-negotiable aspects of their health insurance …  Read →

Interest in high-deductible health plans appears to be growing in the Philadelphia area after several years of slow sales.

Independence Blue Cross, a Philadelphia-based health insurer covering the five counties surrounding …  Read →

America’s Health Insurance Plans has made another concession to health care reform, pledging to end higher premiums for women as talks of a government-run insurance plan progress.

During a health care …  Read →

Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) says any new insurance program run by the government as part of sweeping reforms in Washington, D.C., should follow the same rules and standards as …  Read →

America’s Health Insurance Plans say that innovative payment models implemented by health plans nationwide to reward quality and spur improvement have improved the health care market and are an essential …  Read →

Consumers who choose high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) favor lower cost care options, including generic drugs over brand drugs and efforts to improve their wellness.

“Our research concludes that people are beginning …  Read →

A national nursing group says a reform measure offered by two health insurance groups to cover all Americans despite pre-existing conditions is essentially “blackmail,” since it comes with strings attached.

The …  Read →

The heads of America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association say they are willing to guarantee coverage to all Americans, despite pre-existing conditions, as one …  Read →

President Barack Obama took another step forward in his pledge to expand health care coverage for all Americans by nominating Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the U.S. Department of …  Read →