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Cigna is taking a new approach to combat the opioid crisis by focusing in on communities with higher than average overdose rates. The health insurer is partnering with health care providers, pharmacists and community organizations to educate, intervene and support its customers. Cigna is also working with employers to develop a more comprehensive coverage plan […]
After being denied coverage for his depression, Samuel Archibald received a call from UQAM’s group insurance company, Desjardins, on Thursday morning informing him that they had reviewed his file and accepted his claim.
Montreal writer Samuel Archibald has received an outpouring of support ever since he published an open letter about being denied disability insurance for his depression.
Britain’s largest motor insurer Direct Line is offering Tesla Inc drivers in Britain a 5-percent discount for switching on the car’s Autopilot system, seeking to encourage use of a system it hopes will cut down on accidents. The move – confirmed by company representatives in response to Reuters’ questions – is Tesla’s only tie-up in […]
Amazon is considering diving into the pharmacy business, and that’s making incumbents nervous… so nervous, in fact, that it just sparked one of the larger acquisitions in recent memory. CVS Health is acquiring the insurance giant Aetna for the equivalent of $ 69 billion in a bid to create a highly integrated health care provider. […]
Bangkoker/Shutterstock In April, health insurer Anthem parted ways with Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits manager. Anthem was responsible for roughly 18% of Express Scripts’ first quarter 2017 revenue. Now, Anthem is launching its own PBM called IngenioRx. Anthem, which owns a variety of Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance firms, said on Wednesday that it will be launching its own […]
Shares in the insurers of Puerto Rico’s bonds fell sharply Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump suggested the struggling commonwealth’s bondholders would have to be wiped out. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Flickr In a move that could impact life-or-death deliberations of millions of Americans, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates throughout the country are implementing tough new guidelines for determining whether to cover emergency room visits by their policyholders. With the cost of hospital emergency room services ballooning and many uninsured or poor people turning […]
AP Photo/Darron Cummings Anthem is the latest major insurer to voice its displeasure with the uncertainty and political gamesmanship roiling the Affordable Care Act markets, and is now sending signals that it may pull out of the system next year. If Anthem and its Blue Cross-Blue Shield affiliates do in fact pull back in 2018, […]
A 28-year-old former Nova Scotia resident is suing his insurance company after being denied $ 120,000 he claims he’s entitled to since he lost the use of his legs in a freak accident almost six years ago. CBC | Health News
