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7 health insurance options to consider before leaving a job and coverage expires
GoodRx notes it’s a good idea to explore your health insurance options before you quit your job and employment-based coverage ...
Mass. patients concerned after insurance companies cut back coverage on weight-loss drugs
Experts say weight management drugs have created an unsustainable surge in health care spending, with some insurance ...
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Point32Health lays off workers, after rising prescription drug costs lead to major losses
Point32Health, the owner of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, announced Monday that it laid off 110 people due to ongoing financial pressures afflicting insurers throughout the state.
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Merger Between Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
As we previously communicated in a letter from Vice President Robin Switzer, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care are now combined into a single health and well-being organization: Point ...
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Cityblock, Tufts Health Plan expand collaboration in Massachusetts
Cityblock Health is expanding its Massachusetts collaboration with Tufts Health Plan, the provider startup announced. The expansion doubles Cityblock's reach in the state, offering services to ...
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Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care complete merger
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan have officially merged, becoming one of the region’s largest health services organizations poised to serve 2.4 million members, the nonprofit ...
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Watertown adding another life science building to its growing collection
In a Zoom community meeting on Dec. 21, Spear Street Capital, a real estate investment company, presented their plans for the renovations and construction of Tufts Health Plan properties 705 Mt.
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Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan officially combine
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan have officially combined, the companies announced Monday. The merger took effect Jan. 1 after clearing required regulatory approvals, according to ...
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Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Insurance Merger Faces Scrutiny; Regulators Want Divestiture
Federal and state regulators are opposing a major health insurance merger between Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan, now called Health Plan Holdings, but say the deal can still move forward if ...
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DOJ requires sale of Tufts Health Freedom Plan in proposed merger
The Department of Justice will require Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Health Plan Holdings to divest Tufts Health Freedom Plan Inc. in order to proceed with a merger, according to a lawsuit filed ...
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Why insurers Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts want to merge
Healthcare policy and antitrust experts doubt the proposed union of Massachusetts-based health insurers Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan would benefit patients in any way, despite ...