Index 2003: Coverage by health plan

Aetna - Anthem - CIGNA - Health Care Services Corp. - Health Net - Highmark - Humana - Kaiser Permanente - Oxford - PacifiCare - Regence - WellPoint - 2002 - 2004

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Aetna Inc. 2003

Aetna, based in Hartford, Conn., is the nation's largest health insurer, with operations in all 50 states. Aetna has converted from a general insurance to health insurance only, in part thanks to acquisitions such as U.S. Healthcare and Prudential's health unit in the Northeast and NYLCare's operations in Texas.

Judge gives final OK to doctor-insurer settlement in Aetna case - Nov. 10
Aetna settlement nearing final stages of completion - Nov. 3
Aetna plans tiers based on cost, quality - Oct. 20
Aetna class-action notice in the mail - Briefs Aug. 11
Aetna's olive branch is an encouraging sign - Editorial July 7
Aetna settlement seeks to repair rift with physicians - June 16
CIGNA settlement heads to mediation - April 21
Aetna breaks cycle of losses to post profits - March 10
Insurers plan more layoffs, claim center closures - Jan. 13

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Anthem Inc. 2003

Anthem, based in Indianapolis, is one of the nation's largest operators of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, with a presence in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Colorado and Nevada.

Breaking the merger wave: Time for the government to keep insurer consolidations in check - Editorial Dec. 1
Anthem-WellPoint deal attracts suit - Briefs Dec. 1
Anthem-WellPoint deal may kick off merger mania - Nov. 17
Indiana doctors turn up the heat on Anthem - Nov. 3
Court says Anthem can't take over Kansas Blues - Sept. 1

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CIGNA Health Care 2003

CIGNA, based in Philadelphia, is a rarity -- a health insurer that is involved in other kinds of insurance as well. CIGNA is strongest in the Northeast and West. It's the third-largest private health insurer in the nation.

CIGNA settles class-action suit on pay issues - Sept. 22/29
CIGNA computer glitches zap physician pay - Aug. 4
CIGNA on track to settlement - Briefs July 28
CIGNA settlement heads to mediation - April 21
Doctors await judge's call on CIGNA settlement - March 17
CIGNA cuts jobs to cut costs; call centers not targeted - Jan. 27
Panel will decide which court hears CIGNA settlement - Briefs Jan. 20
Florida judge puts brakes on CIGNA settlement in class action - Jan. 6
AMA takes no sides in CIGNA lawsuit settlement plan - Jan. 6

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Health Care Service Corp. 2003

The Chicago-based company owns Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated plans in Illinois, Texas and New Mexico.

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Health Net 2003

The Woodland Hills, Calif.-based company operates health plans in the West and Northeast.

Highmark 2003

Highmark, based in Pittsburgh, runs Blues plans in western Pennsylvania.

Justice Dept. joins Highmark case - Briefs March 3

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Humana Inc. 2003

Humana, based in Louisville, Ky., once was a for-profit hospital company before jettisoning that business in favor of insurance. It is particularly strong in the South.

Physicians, Humana settle lawsuit - Briefs Nov. 17
New Humana drug benefit consumer-driven - Aug. 4
CIGNA settlement heads to mediation - April 21
Insurers plan more layoffs, claim center closures - Jan. 13

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Kaiser Permanente 2003

Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, based in Oakland, Calif., have among the last of the staff-model HMOs. The company runs physician groups, hospitals and health plans in 11 Western, Midwestern and Southeastern states, plus Washington, D.C. It's the largest nonprofit HMO in the country.

Kaiser, diabetes group team up for online project - July 14
Kaiser gives its members more choices - June 2/9
Kaiser posts smaller profit - Briefs March 24/31
Kaiser Permanente launches patient-accessible EMR - March 10
Kaiser study takes aim at Mich. Medicaid drug program - Briefs March 10
Kaiser puts guidelines online - Briefs Feb. 10

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Oxford Health Plans

The Connecticut-based company operates health plans mostly in the Northeast.

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PacifiCare Health Systems 2003

PacifiCare, based in Santa Ana, Calif., runs private health plans mostly in the West and Southwest. It jumped into Medicare managed care further than most plans, and as a result the company has had some financial struggles.

PacifiCare releases hospital index - Briefs March 24/31

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The Regence Group 2003

The Portland, Ore.-based company owns Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated plans in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah.

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WellPoint Health Networks 2003

WellPoint, based in Woodland Hills, Calif., runs Blue Cross of California, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, and various other plans nationwide under its Unicare subsidiary. In late 2003, it merged with Indianapolis-based Anthem, one of the nation's largest operators of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, with a presence in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Colorado and Nevada.