Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aetna Acquires Bupa Thailand to Expand in Asia Health Insurance
Jul 25 2017 // Aetna Inc. announced it has acquired UK-based Bupa Group’s Thai business, Bupa Thailand, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will significantly increase Aetna’s presence in Asia, and is key to the...
Update: GOP Senate Leaders Unveil Revised Health Insurance Bill
Jul 13 2017 // Senate Republican leaders released a revised health care plan Thursday that would provide an added $70 billion to stabilize insurance exchanges over a decade in an effort to win over GOP holdouts. The change comes on top...
Senators Discussing Bipartisan Health Insurance Bill
Jul 12 2017 // More than half a dozen Republican and Democratic senators have discussed alternatives to the embattled GOP health-care bill, even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans a vote next week to muscle the Obamacare...
Individual Health Insurance Market Stabilizing, Not Collapsing: Kaiser
Jul 12 2017 // Insurer financial data through the first quarter of 2017 suggest the individual health insurance market has been stabilizing and insurers in this market are regaining profitability, finds a new analysis from the Kaiser...
Republican Leader McConnell Hints at Bipartisan Action If Obamacare Repeal Fails
Jul 7 2017 // U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that Congress must act to shore up private health insurance markets if it fails to repeal Obamacare, comments seen as providing a pathway to a bipartisan deal...
Senate Republicans Unveil Secret Draft of Their Health Insurance Plan
Jun 22 2017 // Senate Republicans’ proposal to replace Obamacare would provide an additional $50 billion over four years to stabilize insurance exchanges, relying on a mechanism Republicans have criticized in the past as a way to...
Iowa May Be First State with No Health Insurers on Exchange
Jun 16 2017 // Iowa could be the first state in the nation with no health insurance company willing to offer policies on its Affordable Care Act exchange next year unless President Donald Trump’s administration approves a stopgap...
Republican Health Bill Would Cut Deficit by $119B, Add 23 Million Uninsured: CBO
May 25 2017 // A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a...
California’s Single-Payer Bill Comes with $400B Price Tag
May 24 2017 // A California bill that would eliminate health insurance companies and provide government-funded health coverage for everyone in the state would cost $400 billion and require significant tax increases, legislative analysts...
Aetna Exits Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for 2018
May 16 2017 // Aetna Inc. has informed the Delaware Department of Insurance that it will not participate in the health insurance marketplace in Delaware for 2018. As a main reason for its exit, Aetna cited an approximate $700 million...
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends 4 Medical Providers
May 9 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations and the Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended four more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation...
House Passes Obamacare Repeal, 217-213; Senate Support in Doubt
May 4 2017 // House Republicans mustered just enough votes to pass their health-care bill Thursday, salvaging what at times appeared to be a doomed mission to repeal and partially replace Obamacare under intense pressure from President...
Republicans Schedule Health Insurance Vote for Today
May 4 2017 // House Republicans plan to vote Thursday on their long-stalled Obamacare repeal measure, setting up a high-stakes test given the continuing doubts about whether they have enough votes to guarantee...
Florida Eye Doctor Convicted of 67 Counts in Medicare Fraud Scheme
May 2 2017 // A prominent Florida eye doctor accused of political corruption was convicted of Medicare fraud Friday, increasing the odds that federal prosecutors could pressure him to testify against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob...
California Lawmakers Pondering Move to Dump Health Insurers
Apr 27 2017 // California lawmakers are considering an audacious proposal that would substantially remake the state’s health care system by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone. The idea known as...
UnitedHealth Prices 2018 Insurance Plans to Include Obamacare Tax
Apr 18 2017 // UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday and said it was coping with uncertainty in U.S. healthcare laws by pricing its 2018 insurance plans to include a costly Obamacare...
Obamacare Insurers Struggle to Set Plans Amid Threats to Program
Apr 18 2017 // Obamacare is stuck in limbo, and insurers and state regulators are struggling to set their plans for what’s increasingly shaping up as a chaotic year for the health-care program. After the failure of...
Trump Aims to Raise Insurer Participation in Obamacare with New Rules
Apr 17 2017 // The Trump administration finalized a set of rules that it says will help bolster insurer participation in Obamacare’s markets, even as the president presses for repeal of the law itself. The rules, published Thursday...
Trump May Withhold Insurers’ Funds to Force Democrats to Negotiate Healthcare
Apr 13 2017 // U.S. President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that he might consider withholding billions of dollars of Obamacare payments to health insurers to force Democrats back to the negotiating table on...
Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Health Insurance Sales Across State Lines
Apr 12 2017 // The Oklahoma House Insurance Committee has passed a bill that will allow individuals to purchase health insurance across state lines. Senate Bill 478, by state Rep. Lewis Moore and Bill Brown of the Senate, will allow the...
