Health plans’ profits decline along with membership numbers

With earnings for publicly traded health plans falling, investment analysts are wondering whether insurers can fulfill their promise that raising rates and cutting costs can make up profits lost through membership declines.

Student health-care bought by Aetna : Michelle Merlin

Washington University students and their families recently received a new mailing amid the many letters sent home by the University: an Aetna health insurance card.

Customers of a Fort Worth company wanted health insurance — but got discount cards instead : DAVE LIEBER

People trying to find low-cost health insurance said they were tricked by aggressive sales agents into buying into a discount healthcare card program.