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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
The ‘Affordable’ Care Act, another Christmas bah-humbug
The Hill Reports: "'Tis the season for giving—and for the Affordable Care Act, it’s become the season for giving bad news. For the third year in a row, open enrollment has given millions of hardworking Americans news that their health insurance will have higher...
Canadian Health Care: Patients Waiting Longer Than Ever For Treatment
Investors Business Daily Reports: "Socialist Medicine: Canadians love their hockey and have historically been happy with their government-run health care system. Hockey is thriving. The country's health care system, though, is a wreck and getting worse. It could be...
Millions choose IRS fines as more affordable than health coverage
The New York Times Reports: "Despite a 29 percent increase in the number of people enrolled in Obamacare, plenty of healthy holdouts remain, and their resistance helps explain why insurers are worried about the financial viability of the exchanges over time. The New...
What you need to know about Obamacare tax forms
CBS Rports: Tax filing is getting even more complicated. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers and health insurance companies to give the IRS information about your income and health insurance coverage. So, the IRS has created three new tax forms, and...
2016 Healthcare.gov Help
Open enrollment period for 2016 is November 1st, 2015 to January 31, 2016. You must sign up before December 15, 2015 to get a January 1, 2016 start date. Enrolling though Healthcare.gov can be very difficult and confusing to do by yourself. When you call them...
Blue Cross, Advocate team up on new health insurance plan
Crain's Chicago Business reports: "Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois and Advocate Health Care are teaming up to offer a health plan that will be one of the cheapest options the insurer offers on and off the Obamacare exchange. The plan, called BlueCare Direct,...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and Advocate Health Care launch high performing network
PR Newswire reports: "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) and Downers Grove-based, Advocate Health Care, announced today the creation of a unique health plan that promotes high quality care at a low cost for patients. The plan, BlueCare Direct, is the...
Kraft Heinz pushes retirees to health exchanges
Crain's Chicago Business reports: "Kraft Heinz Co., which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as its largest shareholder, is pushing some of its retirees to health exchanges as the company cuts expenses. The foodmaker is eliminating some benefits as it...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois: 2016 Rate Filings
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois reports: "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) recently filed its 2016 rates with Illinois. Below are FAQs that may help you understand what this means. Who does this affect? The 2016 rates will affect individuals and...
Millions facing a hefty increase in Medicare premiums in 2016
Yahoo Finance reports: "Nearly a third of the roughly 50 million elderly Americans who depend on Medicare for their physician care and other health services could see their premiums jump by 52 percent or more next year. That’s because of a quirk in the law that...