Cigna cutting 1,100 jobs - Washington Business Journal

Cigna cuts guidance, reports 53% drop in earnings Cigna cutting 1,100 jobs Medicare, insurers to stop reimbursing for errors BayCare: Aetna should reimburse the same as other payers In actions described as a response to the economic downturn ...

Salem County employees to get compensation for opting out of health ... - Bridgeton News

SALEM -- Freeholders announced Tuesday that they are rolling out a health insurance opt-out plan for county employees, who could see a bigger paycheck while saving the taxpayers thousands. Officials said they are hoping to curb the skyrocketing costs ...

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, to undergo new surgery; congressman ... - Post-Crescent

WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve Kagen will undergo outpatient surgery Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right knee. Kagen, a millionaire physician who has rejected congressional health insurance benefits, hopes to negotiate the cost of the surgery ...

Blue Shield settles with Insurance Department - MSN MoneyCentral

Blue Shield of California will offer new health insurance to 678 consumers whose policies were rescinded over the past four years and reimburse them for out-of-pocket medical expenses under an agreement with the California Department of Insurance ...

State health plan needs bailout, premium increase - WRAL

Posted: Today at 4:29 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. — A $300 million taxpayer bailout is needed to rescue the financially troubled state employee health insurance plan, and the plan's director said state workers will need to absorb higher premiums to keep the ...