Two Blue health insurers are partnering to acquire interest in one of the largest Medicaid companies in the U.S. to better serve beneficiaries in light of looming changes to the program, starting in 2014.

Independence Blue Cross says it has reached “a significant milestone” in its patient-centered medical homes project.

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.

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.

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) is offering its members more personalized online information about their health, a move it says coincides with health reform’s passage.

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.

The two biggest health insurance companies in Pennsylvania say the new health reform law falls short, while a regional Blues executive predicts the possible demise of small-group insurance in the U.S.

Independence Blue Cross will begin offering a Student PPO in the fall, an extension of its brand into the colleges and universities in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

On the heels of releasing the first of four reports on Pennsylvania’s four Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and possible anti-competitive practices, state regulators face a suit by Highmark for what it calls an “unlawful and unauthorized” examination.

Highmark Inc., the state’s largest health insurer, is shifting its small-group business to a for-profit entity, which will allow it to consider medical underwriting.