Empire BlueCross BlueShield was awarded the accreditation status of “Excellent” for its HMO Commercial HMO/POS Combined and Medicare HMO products from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

New York-based Empire’s …  Read →

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 →

A Costa Mesa, Calif., woman, who authorities say was a “capper” in a $154 million medical insurance fraud scheme, was been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Sue Nanda, 41, was …  Read →

Group Health Cooperative and Health Alliance Plan topped the list of HMOs with fewest problems for members in a Consumer Reports survey conducted every other year.

Members of these plans said …  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 →

A Riverside, Calif., couple selling HMO and PPO products to labor union members were barred from ever doing business again in the state after allegedly collecting premiums from members, but …  Read →

Thousands of Independence Blue Cross customers could be paying more for their health care if a request by the insurer to raise rates for three individual PPO plans is approved.

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