Economics Aetna Agrees to Pay $17 Million in Privacy Settlement The settlement was reached after a major mailing mishap revealed the HIV status of thousands of patients. Candace Butera
News in Brief Large Insurers Left Obamacare, but Not Because It Was Broken Aetna, UnitedHealth, and others’ failures were largely their own, researchers suggest. By Nathan Collins The Aetna building in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Aetna Just Cut Most of Its Obamacare Plans. How Do We Keep Other Insurers From Bailing? We asked four researchers who study the Affordable Care Act’s public marketplaces. By Francie Diep (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Can’t Get Through to Your Health Insurer? Vent on Twitter Consumers sometimes find that complaints on social media get a faster response than calls or emails. Charles Ornstein