Healthcare costs

Aetna has signed on to the Synaptic Health Alliance, a group started by Humana and four other insurers earlier this year and which is also adding hospitals.

Telemedicine is an effective option for patients who have trouble getting to the doctor’s office, but complex state laws make it difficult to provide service to everyone.

The consumerization of healthcare establishes an environment where shopping for insurance should be similar to an online retail experience.

Jack Stoddard, a longtime healthcare executive, has been named as COO of the healthcare initiative.

Action by CMS could drive up premiums, force companies to stop offering coverage to needy consumers.

Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia are seeking double-digit percentage increases in monthly costs for individual medical plans in 2019.

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

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.

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

The insurer will be able to roll out new mobile and desktop distribution platforms quickly by bringing its key partner closer, it says.