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WellPoint affiliate ordered to pay $206K for transplant
March 16, 2010
Associated PressBlue Cross of California has been ordered to reimburse a man $206,000 after he paid for his own liver transplant.
MoreWellPoint may be anti-competitive, Connecticut AG says
March 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc.'s Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut may constrain competition through contracts that require
that the insurer receives hospital discounts at least as favorable as any provided to a competitor.
MoreSebelius asks insurers to justify rate hikes
March 4, 2010
Associated PressHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met at the White House with the CEOs of Indianapolis-based WellPoint,
Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group, as well as several state insurance commissioners.
MoreConsumer group sues Anthem over policy changes
March 1, 2010
Associated PressA consumer watchdog group filed a lawsuit Monday against WellPoint's California subsidiary on behalf of policyholders, claiming
they were pushed to take coverage with fewer benefits and higher deductibles.
MoreWellPoint CEO blames health costs for hikes
February 24, 2010
Associated PressAmid attacks from Democrats over high executive salaries, Angela Braly testified in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that big
insurance-premium increases are
the result of growing price tags for hospital care and pharmaceuticals.
MoreWellPoint gets tax delay in Obama health plan
February 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsInsurers WellPoint Inc. and others would get a delay in taxes on premiums and high-cost medical benefits, along with additional
funding for expanding Medicaid, under a White House proposal
MoreObama endorses new taxes, more drugmaker fees
February 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsObama, seeking to break an impasse over health-care legislation, proposes a plan that includes the first Medicare tax on unearned
income such as capital gains and higher fees on drugmakers.
MoreInsurers warn of problems with federal regulator
February 22, 2010
Associated PressPresident Obama's latest push for a health care overhaul could drive health plans around the country into insolvency, according
to an insurance trade group.
MoreWellPoint's health insurance rate hike spurs legislative inquiry
February 20, 2010
J.K. WallThe furor over WellPoint Inc.’s premium hikes have migrated from California to Indiana, where state lawmakers held a
high-profile hearing.
MoreWhite House plans new rules for health insurers
February 19, 2010
Bloomberg NewsPresident Obama will release a proposal to restart the health-care debate before a bipartisan White House meeting on Feb.
25, one day after WellPoint officials testify before Congress about steep rate increases.
MoreWellPoint rate hikes spark protest in Indianapolis
February 18, 2010
J.K. WallCongressman Andre Carson will make remarks Thursday during a public chastising of Indianapolis-based health insurer for 21-percent
rate
hike on individuals.
MoreWellPoint, insurance commissioner get earful from lawmakers
February 17, 2010
J.K. WallState House insurance committee chair grills executives about WellPoint's 21-percent premium increase for individual policyholders
in Indiana.
MoreState lawmakers to probe WellPoint premium hikes
February 17, 2010
J.K. WallThree WellPoint executives will be on hand Wednesday morning to answer questions about premium increases on its individual
policies, which have risen as high as 39 percent this year.
MoreWellPoint CFO says insurance 'mega-mergers' unlikely
February 9, 2010
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc. chief financial officer Wayne DeVeydt said President Obama's Federal Trade Commission is unlikely to approve
mergers among the biggest insurers.
MoreDoctors resume battle with Anthem, health insurers
January 9, 2010
J.K. WallDoctors are pushing again to strengthen their hands in contract negotiations with health insurers, especially market leader
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
MoreWellPoint stock surging on positive analyst forecasts
January 7, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe long-term outlook for health care reform is uncertain, but many analysts are expecting big health insurers like Indianapolis-based
WellPoint to benefit in 2010.
MoreNew Anthem pay-for-performance program gives docs $3.1M
November 14, 2009
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana is doling out $3.1 million to Indianapolis-area doctors—its first payments
based on a local quality measuring system.
MoreSenate probing WellPoint, others over small-biz rates
November 4, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Senate health care committee is investigating how health insurers, including Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., price
the coverage they sell to small businesses.
MoreHealth insurer Anthem's market share swells
October 31, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc.'s Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield subsidiary claimed 42.5 percent of central Indiana residents
covered by private health insurance
this year, up from 35-percent last year, according to a market research firm.
MoreWellPoint shares flat after profits beat analyst predictions
October 28, 2009
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profits soared above analysts' expectations, but the insurer remains cautious in the face of
the flu and high unemployment.
MoreWellPoint's third-quarter profits beat expectations
October 28, 2009
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profits fell 11 percent, the company reported this morning, but still soared above analysts'
expectations.
MoreBaucus health reform bill draws fire in Indiana, too
October 17, 2009
IBJ StaffThe health insurance industry’s sudden counterpunch to the Senate version of health reform echoed in Indiana and
opened a key issue for the rest of the debate: Will covering half of the country’s uninsured mean raising premiums for
the 85 percent of Americans who already have insurance?
MoreSt. Francis, Anthem finalize health insurance contract
September 1, 2009
Scott OlsonThe St. Francis hospital system has finalized a multiyear agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana, ending
a months-long dispute over insurance-reimbursement costs, the parties said yesterday.
MoreAnthem, St. Francis reach agreement in principle
August 29, 2009
IBJ StaffThe St. Francis hospital system has reached a tentative contract agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana,
ending a disagreement over insurance reimbursement costs, the parties said today.
MoreAnthem gift will sponsor resource guide for seniors
April 13, 2009
Thanks to a $45,390 grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield,
the Central Indiana Council on Aging will offer seniors more information and support via its Web site.
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