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Posts Tagged ‘Blue Cross’
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Applies to: Group Markets
Learn about the revisions to the drug list for members with prescription drug benefits administered by Prime Therapeutics®.
Drug List Changes
Based on the availability of new prescription medications and Prime’s National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee’s review of changes in the pharmaceuticals market, some revisions and/or exclusions will be made to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) drug lists, effective July 1, 2019. Changes by drug list are listed on the chart links below.
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Tags: Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, HMO, Kane County, Kaneville, Kendall, Kendall County
Posted in Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Comments Off on Pharmacy Program Quarterly Update: Changes Effective July 1, 2019
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
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 enrollment. But you might actually have more work to do to make sure you are truly protected.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, health insurance, individual, Individual Mandate, insurance, Marengo, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, open enrollment
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on ACA Marketplace Plan Issues Threaten Consumers’ Financial Well-Being
Monday, October 30th, 2017
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.
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Tags: affordable care, Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Broker, Donald Trump, enrollment, insurance, insurance broker, Navigator, ObamaCare, open enrollment, requirements, SHOP, sign up, small businesses, the affordable care act, Trump
Posted in Family Health Insurance | Comments Off on After Trump’s Obamacare moves, shopping for health insurance more baffling than ever
Friday, March 24th, 2017
Yahoo Finance reports:
“Dr. Bryan Hill spent his career working as a pediatrician, teaching at a university, and working at a hospital. But in March 2016, he decided he no longer wanted a boss.
He took some time off, then one day he got a call asking if he’d be up for doing a house call for a woman whose son was sick. He agreed, and by the end of that visit, he realized he wanted to treat patients without dealing with any of the insurance requirements.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia, Bensenville, Berwyn, Big Rock, Blue Cross, Health and Human Services, health insurance, Hospital, insurance plan, medical expenses, Medicare, requirements, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Insurance News | Comments Off on A new kind of doctor’s office charges a monthly fee and doesn’t take insurance — and it could be the future of medicine
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Modern Helthcare.com reports:
“Employer and business groups are shifting their lobbying efforts from repealing the Affordable Care Act’s unpopular “Cadillac” tax to fighting GOP proposals to chip away at the tax break on employer-provided health insurance.
Capping the tax break, they say, would cause employers to offer skimpier benefits, and some would stop offering coverage altogether. That would erode the employer-sponsored health insurance market.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Broker, health benefits, insurance industry, insurance plan, the affordable care act
Posted in Health Laws, Health Reform | Comments Off on Employers gear up for next fight after Cadillac tax
Monday, October 31st, 2016
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“Though full details won’t be released until later this month, some information is starting to trickle out about what Illinois residents will and won’t find when they shop for health insurance on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, bronze plan, Chicago, Glendale, Glendale Heights, Government, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Individuals, Medicare, Will, Winfield
Posted in 2017 Open Enrollment | Comments Off on What will you see on Obamacare exchange for 2017? Details start to emerge
Monday, October 31st, 2016
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“With the annual sign-up period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting Nov. 1, many consumers are worried about rising premiums, shrinking provider networks and the departure of major insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana from many exchanges.
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Tags: 2017, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, Big Rock, Blue Cross, Chicago, deductibles, Government, Health and Human Services, individual, insurance, Insurance Reform
Posted in 2017 Open Enrollment | Comments Off on Ready or not, it’s time to pick your best health plan
Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“A large insurer on Illinois’ Obamacare exchange has decided not to credit former Land of Lincoln members for money they’ve already paid toward their deductibles despite a request from the state to consider doing so.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has decided it cannot waive deductible or out-of-pocket costs for Land of Lincoln members who may join Blue Cross in October, said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois spokeswoman Dana Holmes on Monday.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Chicago, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Illinois Department of Insurance, individual, land of lincoln, Maple Park, McCullom Lake, UnitedHealthcare
Posted in Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Blue Cross Blue Shield won’t credit Land of Lincoln members for deductibles
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
The Chicago Sun Times reports:
“Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers and made public Monday.
The leading insurer on Illinois’ exchange, Blue Cross Blue Shield, is proposing increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for individual health care plans, according to proposals posted by Healthcare.gov. Another insurer, Coventry Health Care of Illinois, proposed rate increases as high as 21 percent.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Chicago, Marketplace, Oswego, Palatine, Park Ridge, Patient Protection, Pingree Grove, Plato Center, UnitedHealthcare
Posted in Health Insurance Cost | Comments Off on Illinois insurers seek premium increases of up to 45%
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“Insurers want to crank up the cost of health insurance premiums by as much as 45 percent for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, the most popular insurer on the state’s Obamacare exchange, is proposing increases ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent in premiums for its individual health-care plans, according to proposed 2017 premiums that were made public Monday. The insurer blamed the sought-after hikes mainly on changes in the costs of medical services.
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Tags: 2017, Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross, Chicago, Cigna, enroll, enrollment, exchange, Government, Health and Human Services, healthcare.gov, Illinois Department of Insurance, land of lincoln, open enrollment, the affordable care act
Posted in Obamacare | Comments Off on Illinois’ Obamacare plans seek big 2017 premium hikes
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