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

Federal health reform is being blamed for up to one-quarter of the increase to employers and employees’ health insurance costs for 2011, according to a new analysis.

Independence Blue Cross will compensate its in-network doctors with a pay-for-performance model, a move it says will save money while improving the quality of health care.

Failure to properly license its agents for Medicare Advantage business will cost a New York health provider a $1 million fine by state regulators.

The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) has awarded a contract to Charleston, S.C.-based software provider Benefitfocus to develop a web portal for small businesses to find health insurance.

California became the first state to mandate that HMOs in the state provide care to their members within set time limits, a move that health plans say could lead to higher premiums.

Insurance companies are expecting health care costs to increase by an average of 10.5% over the next year, slightly less than the prior year, according to Aon Consulting.

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In a move that has received little public or industry attention, and which highlights the uncertainty of the future of the health insurance industry — not to mention the volatility of the …  Read →

People like their health insurance plans more than their cable TV service, but less than their pharmacies and real-estate agents, according to a new Consumer Reports survey.

About two thirds of …  Read →

Newark, N.J.-based Horizon had its ratings outlook downgraded from “stable” to “negative,” the result of three straight years of earnings declines, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Horizon Healthcare Services Inc., which …  Read →