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TRENTON, N.J., March 21 – A tax court judge refused to grant an injunction to stop the state from imposing a $36 million premium tax against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the states largest health insurance company.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 17 – BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is teaming up with the University at Buffalos School of Public Health and Health Professions for a five-year, $5 million research and treatment program to study the effects of different combinations of diet, behavioral treatment and medication on weight loss.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 14 – The New York State Assembly has passed a package of three bills aimed at reforming the states Bad Debt and Charity Care program.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 12 – Insurance carriers and health maintenance organizations (HMO) providing medical or hospital care in New York State will have to include mental health coverage under legislation passed by the State Assembly and awaiting action in the Senate.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 6 – WellPoint, Inc., parent company of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, failed to meet bid requirements on a three-year $4.9 billion state contract for prescription drugs coverage for government employees and a new competitive bid should be conducted, according to Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi. After submitting its initial proposal, Empire was allowed to change its bid three times in order to meet three separate mandatory requirements, thereby violating contracting rules designed to ensure fair competition.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 1 – Small employer groups and individuals will be allowed to provide benefits to domestic partners in their health plans under legislation passed by the New York State Assembly and awaiting action in the Senate.
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ALBANY, N.Y., February 7 – Enactment of a cap on growth in local Medicaid costs last year caused county property taxes in New York State to drop by half, according to a research brief with county-by-county data released by New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi.
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NEW YORK, N.Y., January 24 – CIGNA Healthcare of New York, Inc. has paid the Insurance Department a $150,000 fine for neglecting consumer complaints for a prolonged period of time, which is a violation of the law, according to New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Howard Mills.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 24 – A barrage of bills have been proposed in the new legislative session to require health insurance companies to cover programs to help people quit smoking, lose weight, and stop gambling.
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NEW YORK, N.Y., January 17 – A moderate avian flu outbreak similar to the 1957 and 1968 flu pandemics could significantly impact the life insurance industry, generating $31 billion in additional death claims, according to a new analysis by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). A severe avian flu outbreak along the lines of the 1918 pandemic could have a far more serious effect, causing an estimated $133 billion in additional death claims.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 15 – All health insurance companies in the state will have to extend coverage for eligible unmarried dependents on a parents family health insurance plan to age 30, under a bill signed into law.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 11 – Acting Governor Richard Codey signed a bill into law creating a 28-member Health Care Access Study Commission to develop specific recommendations guaranteeing health insurance for every person in the state.
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ALBANY, N.Y., January 9 – National insurance company Universal Life Resources (ULR) and its president and CEO Douglas Cox will pay $2 million in restitution to policyholders in order to resolve allegation of fraud and anti-competitive practices brought by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Insurance Department Superintendent Howard Mills. The San Diego, California-based consulting firm, which specializes in life, accident and disability benefits, will also adopt new business practices and fees to avoid future conflicts of interest.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 7 – Insurance companies with employee health plan drug coverage must now pay for prescription contraceptives under a bill signed into law by acting Governor Richard J. Codey.
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TRENTON, N.J., January 5 – The state Insurance Department has approved the New Jersey part of a $6.5 billion merger deal involving two health insurance giants despite some objections at the hearing.
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EDISON, N.J., January 5 – 3i Infotech has launched its e-business collaboration suite for health insurance carriers and third-party administrators (TPA). PREMIA Collaborator is preconfigured as a suite of interactive web portals on top of a carriers legacy benefits administration system, for use by employers, members, providers and brokers, according to the company.
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 3 – Delta Dental of New Jersey has recently launched its new dental access plan, Delta Dental Patient Direct (Patient Direct). The plan offers New Jersey individuals and families without dental insurance access to a network of participating Delta Dental dentists who agree to provide members dental care at fees no higher than the Patient Direct fee schedule, according to the company.
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