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Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
CNBC reports:
“In an interview with The Washington Post published this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged a health-care proposal touted by many Democrats, questioning if the “Medicare for All” bill will be able to supply as much coverage as the Affordable Care Act.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, Arlington Heights, aurora, Donald Trump, health, health insurance, Medicare, ObamaCare, the affordable care act
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Medicare | Comments Off on Nancy Pelosi urges caution on ‘Medicare for All,’ says Obamacare is best path to ‘quality, affordable’ health care
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019
ABC Action News reports:
“TAMPA, Fla. — Starting next Wednesday, hospitals will be required to post master lists of prices for their services online.
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Tags: ABC Action News, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, application, Arlington Heights, educating patients, federal rule, Florida hospital, Government, health, Hospital, hospitals, insurance
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hospitals to list service prices starting January 1 due to new federal rule
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
KFF reports:
“A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of short-term, limited duration health plans for sale through two major national online brokers finds big gaps in the benefits they offer.
Through an executive order and proposed new regulations, the Trump Administration is seeking to encourage broader use of short-term, limited duration health plans as a cheaper alternative to individual market plans that comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements. Repeal of the individual mandate penalty – which currently applies to people buying short-term plans – is also expected to boost enrollment starting next year.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, Highland Park, Hillside, Hinsdale, individual, Individuals, insurance, premiums, requirements, temporary, the affordable care act
Posted in Individual Health Insurance, Short Term Insurance | Comments Off on Most Short-Term Health Plans Don’t Cover Drug Treatment or Prescription Drugs, and None Cover Maternity Care
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
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 Part B will hit older adults who’ve been shielded from significant cost increases for several years, including large numbers of low-income individuals who struggle to make ends meet.
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Tags: Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, application, Arlington Heights, assurant, Atena, aurora, Consultant, Costs, Hospital, individual, Individuals, Medicaid, Medicare, premiums, social security and medicare
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on Despite boost in social security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind
Friday, August 18th, 2017
CNN Money reports:
“In November 2015, Tina Heck was in her garage lifting 40-pound bags of wood pellets to fuel her heating stove, when something went very wrong with her back.
“The next day, I could barely walk,” said the 55-year-old who lives on an acre of land in Nevada City, Calif., 60 miles northeast of Sacramento. The cause: a bulging disc in her lower spine, which shoots pain down her leg and makes her back stiff.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, Arlington Heights, California healthline, health insurance reform, health savings account, ObamaCare
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov | Comments Off on When high deductibles cause even insured patients to postpone care
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
The Motley Fool reports:
“Medicare covers more than 54 million beneficiaries, around 77% of whom are happy with their insurance. Yet this vital social program doesn’t cover every single beneficiary’s needs. If you’re covered by Medicare, or will be soon, it’s important to understand both its benefits and its limitations.
Medicare Part A pays for inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing care, hospice care, and home healthcare. Part B covers 80% of most routine care, but many Medicare recipients eventually experience a health need Medicare won’t cover. It helps to know what kinds of things Medicare won’t pay for and plan ahead for costs.
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Tags: Aflac, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, application, Bannockburn, BCBSIL, Hospital, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, premiums, retirement, seniors
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on 4 Surprising Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover (and How You Can Pay for Them)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to The Advocate:
“The Affordable Care Act is confusing and complicated, which means that health insurance agents and brokers are needed to help consumers pick the best plans for them, Kevin Counihan, chief executive officer of Healthcare.gov, said Monday.
“It’s got plenty of opportunity to be made a little bit better,” Counihan said. “And I’m very hopeful and confident that as we get more adults in Congress that they’re all going to sit down, the two sides together, and they’re going to address some of these issues.”
Counihan spoke to about 20 brokers and agents at an event hosted in Baton Rouge by the Louisiana Association of Health Underwriters.
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Healthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to The CT Mirror:
“Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form.
 The 1095-A form exchange customers will receive. Others will get different versions, depending on the source of their health care coverage. Known as Form 1095, it’s part of the way the federal government verifies whether people are complying with the mandate that requires nearly all U.S. residents to have health care coverage. This year is the first time most people will be getting those forms, and officials are anticipating a fair amount of confusion. In part, that’s because what you need to do with that form depends on the type of coverage you had.
Here’s what you need to know. (more…)
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on Coming soon to your mailbox: An Obamacare tax form
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to Bloomberg Business:
“Humana Inc. is the latest insurer to run into trouble in Obamacare’s individual health-insurance markets.
The health insurer said that it probably won’t collect enough money to cover costs for some customers who bought individual plans, and will set aside what’s known as a premium deficiency reserve. The shortfall is for 2016 plans that comply with new rules under the Affordable Care Act, Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana said Friday.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer, said in November that it might stop participating in the Obamacare next year after taking losses. One analyst predicted that Humana would follow suit.
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Individual Health Insurance | Comments Off on Humana to Record 2016 Obamacare Shortfall, Membership Drops
Monday, January 11th, 2016
California Healthline Reports:
“On Friday, CMS released a proposed rule that would require minimum network standards for health plans sold through the federal exchange in 2017, Modern Healthcare reports.
Proposed Rule’s Network Standards
Under the rule, states would be required to implement CMS-approved quantitative measures to ensure that individuals with exchange plans have adequate access to health care providers. States could either:
- Adopt default network adequacy standards set by CMS; or
- Draft their own network adequacy standards and submit them for HHS approval.
Such standards could measure a plan’s network adequacy based on policyholders’ maximum travel distances and times to access providers. According to CMS, minimum adequacy standards for the plans will be determined at a later date. HHS would then notify insurers of the standards in each state (Herman/Dickson, Modern Healthcare, 11/20). (more…)
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Open Enrollment | Comments Off on CMS Proposes Health Insurance Exchange Changes for 2017
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