Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner has issued a report, based on comments at five public hearings held across the state, that suggests that state residents want tobacco settlement money to be used for health-related programs.

UPMC Health Plan ranks highest among members for their satisfaction with their health plans in Pennsylvania, a state where member satisfaction overall exceeds the national average significantly, according to an annual survey.

Gary D. St. Hilaire, executive vice president for Capital BlueCross, has been named the Harrisburg, Pa.-based health insurer’s president.

Capital BlueCross launched MyCare Advisor, an online suite of transparency tools that assists people in understanding and comparing cost, quality and satisfaction among providers.

Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in adultBasic may lose health insurance next year if the state’s four Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurers do not renew a state agreement, according to two nonprofit organization’s analysis.

Capital BlueCross was selected to provide health insurance coverage through Pennsylvania’s adultBasic program in the central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley areas it serves.

Capital BlueCross unveiled a new advertising campaign, featuring real stories about its employees helping making its members and community healthier.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s plans to release the first of four reports on competition among the state’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers has hit a legal roadblock.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based Capital BlueCross has added a special oncology program to its case management outreach to assist its clients diagnosed with cancer.

Capital BlueCross and its subsidiaries eliminated 182 positions March 31, the latest step in its effort to lower operating costs and improve its efficiency, and a sign its technology improvements are paying off, the company said.