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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Trump administration releases association health plan rule
Axios reports: "The Department of Health and Human Services has posted its long-awaited proposed rule to make it easier to form “association health plans,” aimed at groups of workers who team up to get better deals on health insurance. Among other things, the rule...
Amazon Takes Aim at Disrupting the Healthcare Industry
Consumer Reports reports: "The e-commerce giant becomes the latest corporation trying to tackle the high cost of employee medical care Can Amazon, which transformed the way many Americans shop, do the same thing for medical care? That’s the question many are asking...
ACA Marketplace Plan Issues Threaten Consumers’ Financial Well-Being
The Observer reports: "If you bought health insurance during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment, congratulations. Your major health care needs, known and unknown, should be covered without risk of financial ruin. You may feel you are set until the next open...
Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire create new company to tackle health care costs
The Chicago Tribune reports: Three of corporate America's heaviest hitters — Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase — sent a shudder through the health industry Tuesday when they announced plans to jointly create a company to provide their employees with...
After Trump’s Obamacare moves, shopping for health insurance more baffling than ever
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Cindy Purvance of Park City, Utah, was incensed when she received a letter in the mail, alerting her that her family's health insurance premium would skyrocket to $1,300 a month next year - a $500 increase. Purvance vented on social...
Obamacare enrollment starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Choosing the right health insurance plan can be a cumbersome process, and this year’s political back-and-forth over Obamacare has made it seem even more confusing. For months, executive orders and congressional debates have swirled around...
Health insurance and open enrollment – what you need to know
The Chicago Tribune reports: "As open enrollment for health insurance begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, and several changes have occurred or been proposed, I decided to check in with two industry experts for their advice on what you need to know. Kathy Lipscomb, health care...
Trump ending lower-income Obamacare subsidies, threatening the law’s marketplaces
The Chicago Tribune reports: "The Trump administration informed a federal appeals court on Friday that the government would immediately halt payments to insurers that help millions of lower-income Americans afford coverage under the Affordable Care Act, formalizing a...
Despite boost in social security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind
News Medical reports: "Millions of seniors will soon be notified that Medicare premiums for physicians' services are rising and likely to consume most of the cost-of-living adjustment they'll receive next year from Social Security. Higher 2018 premiums for Medicare...
You think your health insurance costs too much. Try being a farmer.
Crains Chicago Business reports: "John Kiefner, who farms 500 acres of hay in exurban Will County, has had health insurance from five companies in the past four years. One of them wouldn't allow his wife and him to visit any of their own doctors. Another wouldn't...