Anthem

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine on Thursday named Denise McDonough, an insurance industry veteran with more than 20 years experience, as president of Anthem's commercial business in Maine.

Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa took the unusual step Wednesday of issuing what his office characterized as an “urgent message” for Mainers purchasing health insurance coverage on the state's individual health insurance exchange for 2018.

South Portland-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine reported Wednesday that opioid prescriptions for its individual and employer-sponsored members dropped by 15% in the past year.

With three tweets on Twitter Monday night, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said that she would not support the current effort in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

All three health insurers offering coverage in Maine's Affordable Care Act marketplace are seeking double-digit rate hikes for individual health insurance plans in 2018.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield was selected by the state to administer a $5.5 million annual contract to oversee the health insurance plan for 28,000 current and former state employees and their dependents.

Anthem Health Plans of Maine Inc. agreed to pay a $225,000 civil penalty as part of a consent agreement following an investigation by the Maine Bureau of Insurance into the company's complaint handling procedures.

A spokesman for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine says the parent company's proposed acquisition of Cigna Corp., announced on Friday, won't impact customers in Maine.

In the largest-ever acquisition of a health insurer, Anthem announced today it had agreed to purchase Cigna in a deal valued at $54.2 billion, including debt.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine announced Tuesday a new partnership with Southern New Hampshire University to make an associate's or bachelor's degree available at no cost for any of its eligible full- and part-time employees in Maine.