CMS lifts sanctions on Cigna’s Medicare plans

FierceHealthcare- by Leslie Small | Jun 16, 2017 4:48pm Nearly a year and a half after it was hit with government sanctions, Cigna has gotten the green light to resume selling…

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Expensive medical insurance claims are rising

by Insurance Business 06 Jun 2017 Healthcare claims that breach the million-dollar mark continue to rise, according to Sun Life’s latest catastrophic claims report covering data from 2013-2016. Among other…

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Dirty, Dingy Hospitals: Doctors Blame Debt-Fueled Takeovers

Bloomberg- by John Lauerman and David Welch- June 1, 2017, 8:17 AM PDT There are two groups Community Health Systems Inc. can’t push too far: the doctors at its hospitals, and…

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