As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Insurance companies are offering credits to their customers, among other forms of pandemic support. Anthem Inc. is offering $2.5 billion...
Businesses have good reason to be concerned about data breaches. Fraudsters’ attempts to access systems and steal valuable information are becoming more innovative, and research suggests they are also increasingly successful. Cybercriminals’ accomplishments come at the expense of targeted businesses, with a recent study finding...
Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a report by CNBC. The move is part of an effort by the company to cut its healthcare costs, which is...
Slowly but steadily, healthcare is becoming more mobile about payments, and that trend – a very long time in coming – appears to have picked up steam in recent months. And, taken one step further, recent activity along those lines is helping to prepare the...
March 10, 2022
Indianapolis-based Anthem, parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), plans to change its name to Elevance Health in a bid to recast itself as a company with a broader focus than traditional health insurance, according to a Thursday (March 10) press release. The company will need shareholder approval to make the change. “Improving health […]
October 03, 2019
Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a report by CNBC. The move...
May 10, 2019
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem, which led to the theft of 78.8 million records....
October 25, 2018
Anthem, the health insurance company, has landed Udi Manber, the Google executive who ran engineering for its core search products, as its new head of artificial intelligence. CNBC, citing people...
