The New York Department of Financial Services will use a recently acquired grant to analyze the administration systems of insurers and health maintenance organizations for cost efficiency.

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.

A survey of …  Read →

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 →