Topic: Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
California health insurer draws hail of charges
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A review of 3,000 consumer complaints against Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit health insurer, has found over 700 violations of state law during the past four years, state regulators said on Monday. The investigation into claims-handling practices by Anthem, a unit of WellPoint Inc ...
Diving into WellPoint's health insurance profits
AP Features
The CEO of WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, is being called before Congress this week to defend planned rate hikes of as much as 39 percent for some customers even as the company made billions last year. The issue bubbled up earlier this month, as notices about ...
Government proposes higher Medicare payments for insurers
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials on Friday proposed an increase in government payments to private insurers that offer Medicare health coverage to seniors, a major area of growth for the industry. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a preliminary 1.38 percent hike for 2011 to a baseline ...
Obama team raises pressure on health insurers
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration ratcheted up pressure on health insurers on Thursday, saying some planned double-digit rate hikes while making billions in profits and paying executives multimillion-dollar salaries.</p><p>A report by the Department of Health and Human ...
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