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Less than one-fifth of top life insurance carriers have a policyholder smartphone app, according to Aite Group research, leaving lots of room for improvement in leveraging the channel.

Move adds to drug chain’s string of deals in pharma, health and analytics.

CVS processes drug benefits for insurers including Aetna, and also runs a chain of drug stores.

Insurer teams with Castlight Health to offer an integrated solution that brings together clinical, claims and wearables data.

Kappie Mumphrey joins the carrier from constrution- and energy-tech provider CB&I.

In acquiring Aetna's group benefits business, The Hartford expects to benefit from more data and better claims management.

A bipartisan deal to shore up Obamacare exchanges has “stalled out,” a top Senate Republican said Wednesday.

CLARA analytics will offer carriers AI and predictive analytics tools that help injured employees return to work quickly.

The move is politically risky as it may force bipartisan effort in the Senate to craft legislation to shore up the ACA insurance exchanges.

More than eight in ten individuals who buy ACA plans also get help paying their premiums directly from the federal government.

The President opted for an executive order signed Thursday after he was unable to rally Republicans to overturn the health law.

Pie Insurance, a worker's compensation coverage startup with entirely digital distribution, will launch next year, says CEO John Swigart.

Healthcare organizations such as Allina Health are working more closely with carriers to ensure that patient information is shared to improve care and reduce costs.

President slams ‘so-called’ Republicans after Senate leadership kills healthcare vote.

The digital renter's insurance startup says that eliminating the deductible helps it gets closer to its goal of a customer-optimized insurance product.

Initiative to use real-world evidence, supported by info from wearables and apps.

Carrier partnered with Amazon Web Services and Deloitte to reduce spending and improve speed to market of new capablities, CIO explains.

President Donald Trump slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Twitter for the second day in a row Thursday over the failure of Congress to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system

Insurer worked with Maxwell Health to provide single source of benefits information to clients' employees.

The Senate health committee will begin bipartisan hearings in early September on stabilizing the Affordable Care Act’s individual insurance market,