Health insurance

Insurer acquiring the largest remaining independent drug middleman.

The firm is releasing new cloud technologies to fight disease and help health providers abide by privacy laws as the medical sector moves to internet-based computing.

AI promises to disrupt insurance and to provide major competitive advantage. The result is a flood of investments for leading players.

Insurance payments will increase by double-digit percentages for Obamacare plans in most states next year.

Three titans announcing their entrance into the healthcare sector put a scare into the insurance industry. Here’s how carriers can mitigate the damage.

Details are sparse but an announcement says there will be a focus on using tech to drive better outcomes.

Policyholders had difficulty finding care providers who’d accept their ACA plan insurance, and found that even doctors listed by the insurer as taking the coverage often didn’t.

Carriers enter the new year with a sense of urgency to deploy faster, higher-impact capabilities aimed at enhancing underwriting, claims and customer interaction, says Aite Group.

Legislation repeals ACA’s individual mandate, projected to cause 13 million to drop health insurance.

The bill eliminates a tax penalty for Americans who don’t carry health insurance, a pillar of the Affordable Care Act.