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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Obamacare
Kiplinger reports: "Key differences: Clinton supports the Affordable Care Act and wants to expand on Obamacare. Trump wants to repeal the ACA and has suggested letting private plans operate across state lines. Key Clinton quote: “As your president, I want to build on...
Lifetimes by Blue Cross
Here are some handy videos from Blue Cross about your Medicare options. http://www.bcbsil.com/lifetimes/videos.html
Big news for Chicago-area Obamacare insurance exchange: Cigna seeks to join
The Chicago Tribune reports: "One of the nation's largest health insurance companies plans to enter the Obamacare marketplace in the Chicago area for the first time, bringing new competition as other insurers exit or go out of business. The Tribune has confirmed that...
New Data Brief Finds Physician Shortages Lead to Network Adequacy Challenges
AHIP reports: "States are facing a shortage of physicians in primary care, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery, according to a new AHIP data brief. This analysis looked at the ratio of these physicians to the population and found several U.S....
Land of Lincoln coverage will end Oct. 1 for individual enrollees
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Land of Lincoln Health's insurance coverage for its individual enrollees will end Oct. 1, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. The agency posted the news on Land of Lincoln's website. A green banner now greets visitors to...
Land of Lincoln just 1 in long line of ACA health co-op failures
The Chicago Sun-Times reports: "The state’s shutdown of its three-year-old Land of Lincoln Health was no surprise, observers say, coming amidst a nationwide trail of failures of nonprofit alternative insurers set up under the Affordable Care Act. Those insurers faced...
In nod to Sanders, Clinton offers new health care proposals
Crains Chicago Business reports: "In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation. Clinton's campaign says the...
Help Squad: Will Medicaid errors result in $4K tax penalty for couple?
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Dear Help Squad, I hope you can help us get the documents we need so our health insurance is not canceled. For 2015, we signed up for medical insurance through the health care marketplace. The agent who assisted us determined our income...
Blue Cross premium hikes in Texas, Oklahoma could mean Illinois sticker shock
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Illinois residents who buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield health care coverage through the state insurance exchange may be in for Obamacare sticker shock, if proposed rate hikes by the largest insurers in Texas and Oklahoma are any...
Largest Texas Health Insurer Requests to Raise Premiums on Individual Policies
Newswire reports: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), which insures approximately 603,000 individual Texas policyholders, announced a proposal to raise premiums on three popular Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans by almost 60 percent. The rate hike...