Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New York Announces Health Insurance Reforms to Combat Opioid Crisis
Dec 30 2016 // Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that new health insurance reforms aimed at combatting New York State’s heroin and opioid crisis will go into effect January 1, 2017. These reforms were part of the legislative...
How Much Do Health Insurance Subsidies Cost Taxpayers?
Dec 19 2016 // Taxpayers will fork over nearly $10 billion more next year to cover double-digit premium hikes for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law, according to a study released Thursday. The analysis...
California Workers’ Comp Division Files Medical Fee Schedule Amendment
Dec 16 2016 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted and filed an amendment to the official medical fee schedule hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section with the Secretary...
Aetna CEO Denies Obamacare Exits Were Retaliation for U.S. Opposing Humana Merger
Dec 12 2016 // Aetna Inc.’s chief executive denied on Friday that its withdrawal from some Obamacare exchanges was in retaliation for government efforts to halt its merger with Humana Inc, as he sought to convince a federal judge...
Insurers Lobby for Clarity as Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare
Dec 8 2016 // The largest lobbying group for health insurers has asked U.S. lawmakers weighing the fate of Obamacare to push back the due date for 2018 individual insurance submissions to regulators in hopes of obtaining greater clarity...
Health Insurers Warm to Replacing Individual Mandate with Incentives
Dec 7 2016 // U.S. health insurers signaled Tuesday that they’re willing to give up a cornerstone provision of Obamacare that requires all Americans to have insurance, replacing it with a different set of incentives less loathed...
Wal-Mart to Settle Bias Suit Over Gay Benefits for $7.5 Million
Dec 5 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against gay workers by failing to offer health insurance benefits to their spouses. The settlement covers employees...
Rep. Price, Obamacare Critic, Is Trump’s Choice to Lead Health Agency
Nov 29 2016 // President-elect Donald Trump said he’ll nominate U.S. Representative Tom Price, one of the main architects of legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human...
On Eve of Trump Repeal Effort, Obamacare Campaigns for ‘Young Invincibles’
Nov 23 2016 // Two months before President-elect Donald Trump begins his attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration and its allies are making an aggressive final push to sign-up some of the program’s most...
Special Report: A Tale of Superbugs’ Deadly Costs
Nov 22 2016 // With good reason, Dan Greulich’s doctors called him “the miracle man.” In the span of a decade, the insurance company executive engaged not once, but twice, in a race with death as he awaited replacements...
Louisiana Commissioner: No Agency Fees on Individual Health Insurance Policies
Nov 21 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon recently issued a directive reminding insurance agents that charging fees for individual health insurance policies is not allowed. Now, the commissioner is reaching out to...
California Commissioner Makes Statement on Trump’s Promise to Repeal Obamacare
Nov 10 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a statement on Thursday in which he warns about the negative impact if president-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act are...
Fitch Assesses Election Impact on Health Insurance Market
Nov 10 2016 // The election that saw Donald Trump win the presidency and the Republican Party retain control of both houses of congress will significantly increase the probability of the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act...
Tennessee-Based Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Overbilling Case for $145M
Oct 28 2016 // An eastern Tennessee-based skilled nursing home chain has reached a $145 million settlement that federal officials called the largest ever of its kind. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Life...
State Regulators Say Pennsylvania Health Insurance Premiums to Rise
Oct 20 2016 // State regulators say the cost of health insurance premiums will be going up sharply next year for residents who buy individual plans. The state Department of Insurance said Monday that insurance company rates, based on...
Canada’s Health Insurance Startup, League, Receives Broker License
Oct 12 2016 // Canadian health benefit startup League Inc said on Wednesday it has teamed up with the insurance arm of backer Royal Bank of Canada as it expands into insurance, targeting the many small businesses offering no such...
Obama: Political Gridlock Worsens Obamacare Woes
Oct 4 2016 // President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has “real problems” that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political polarization. “They’re eminently fixable problems in...
Harvard University Dining Hall Workers Prepare Strike Over Wages and Health Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // Harvard University dining hall workers are preparing to go on strike. The workers, represented by the Unite Here Local 26, say they’ll strike starting Wednesday if a new contract isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m....
More People Have Health Insurance in Oklahoma but Uninsured Rate Still High
Sep 16 2016 // A new federal study shows the number of Oklahomans without health insurance has fallen by 6 percent since 2010, but the state still has one of the highest percentages of uninsured residents in the country. The study...
Minnesotans on Employer Health Insurance Plans See Modest Rate Hikes
Sep 16 2016 // The majority of Minnesota residents aren’t experiencing the hefty health insurance rate hikes that shoppers who buy their coverage individually will see, according to data released by the federal government. More...
