A New Jersey woman was sentenced to three years in prison for selling fertility drugs that were funded by her health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

A group of six health insurers said it is not giving up its fight against Massachusetts insurance regulators, despite a court’s decision to deny them from putting proposed rate increases …  Read →

Nearly a week after Massachusetts regulators disapproved 235 of 274 rate increases filed by health insurers citing the rising cost of care, a group of six companies is suing the state for a move it says will “likely cause greater costs and confusion.”

Massachusetts’ governor defended his insurance department for disapproving 235 of 274 rate increases filed by health insurers for small business plans, noting that owners and working families are “drowning in double-digit premium increases.”

CareFirst has undergone a reorganization designed to allow the insurer’s clients to receive service from “end to end” from people dedicated to specific delivery channels of the overall business.