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300K Massachusetts Resident to See Their Health Insurance Rates Jump 6%

About 300,000 Massachusetts residents who buy their own health insurance or work for small businesses are about to see their premiums jump more than 6 percent on average. The increase approved by the state Division of Insurance that takes effect …

Health Insurers Ask Pennsylvania Regulators for Big Rate Hikes

A national upswing of health insurance rates is coming to Pennsylvania, and that could mean bigger-than-expected cost increases next year for at least a couple hundred thousand Pennsylvanians who bought insurance in the marketplace created by the 2010 federal health …

960K New Yorkers Sign for Insurance Under New Health Law

More than 960,000 New York residents have signed up for insurance under the state’s new health plan marketplace during its first enrollment period. The state issued a report Wednesday detailing how many people enrolled in coverage through the marketplace, part …

Nonprofit in Maryland Builds Different Kind of Health Insurance Company

Maryland hadn’t had a health insurance co-op for 20 years. Then Dr. Peter Beilenson came along. Although Beilenson — who has held a number of prominent health positions — describes himself as a staunch advocate for a single-payer health care …

N.Y. Health Exchange Reports 591,000 New Yorkers Now Enrolled

New York State’s new health exchange reports more than 908,000 New Yorkers have completed applications for insurance while more than 591,000 of them have now enrolled for specific coverage. The state’s health department says enrollment for individual and family coverage …

Delaware Officials: About 7,000 Enrollments in Health Insurance Exchange

Delaware state officials say about 7,000 Delawareans have chosen private insurance plans under the federal Affordable Care Act. Delaware’s Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf told the state Health Care Commission on Thursday that 6,994 people had selected plans …

In Virginia, 74,000-Plus Enrolled in Health Plans Through Insurance Marketplace

More than 74,000 Virginians have enrolled in health plans through the federal insurance marketplace. Figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that from Oct. 1 through Feb. 1, 28 percent of those in Virginia who selected …

In Penn., ACA Exchange Sign-Ups Top 100K Mark as Website Troubles Subside

More than 123,000 Pennsylvanians have selected an insurance plan under the new federal health care law as troubles with the gateway website have subsided, the U.S. government said Wednesday, although tens of thousands more who might be eligible for Medicaid …

N.Y. Health Exchange: 697K New Yorkers Completed Applications

New York State’s new health exchange reports nearly 697,000 New Yorkers have completed applications for insurance while more than 412,000 of them have now enrolled for specific coverage. The health department says enrollment for individual and family coverage since October …

N.Y. Health Insurer to Give Thousands of Customers 3 Weeks Free Coverage

Thousands of New York consumers who faced enrollment problems will get three weeks of free coverage from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the agreement follows a Department of Financial Services probe into complaints about …