The president and chief executive officer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey received a 59% pay hike from 2008 to 2009, taking home $8.7 million last year.

Two months after his nomination to head New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state Senate’s judiciary panel will interview Thomas Considine for the post.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has added an exercise and healthy aging program to its 54,000 Medicare Advantage members, a move it says can help stem the tide of increasing health care costs associated with the baby boomer population.

Two health insurers are refuting a claim by the New Jersey Psychological Association that they are improperly requesting the personal mental health records before authorizing treatment or paying for services.

The New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society has filed suit in a county superior court against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey over a proposed new policy regarding reimbursement for X-rays and ultrasounds.

The Lincoln Park, N.J., board of education approved ending its participation in the New Jersey State Health Benefits Plan, a first step toward obtaining new health coverage.

After two months of mediation, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Capital Health Care have resolved a dispute over a contract for reimbursements.

The nation’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensees collectively suffered a 40.9% decline in net income last year, fueled by decreases in both underwriting and investment income, as well as …  Read →

New Jersey’s interim insurance commissioner denied a medical group’s request to halt the state’s largest health plan’s effort to limit benefits at out-of network surgical centers.

Neil Jasey

The ruling by …  Read →