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Posts Tagged ‘Desplaines’
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Insurance News Net reports:
“The American Hospital Association issued the following statement by Executive Vice President Tom Nickels:
“America’s hospitals and health systems share the goal of achieving universal coverage for all Americans. However, “Medicare for All,” while promising a one-size-fits-all solution, would instead take away choice from millions of Americans and put access to vital health care services at risk.
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Tags: affordable care, Darien, Deer Park, Deerfield, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Des Plaines, Desplaines, exchange, Government, health plan, individual, insurance, insurance news, Medicaid, Medicare
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on American Hospital Association Issues Statement on Senate Medicare for All Proposal
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Kaiser Health News reports:
“The Trump administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don’t provide enough bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each customer. So, it is cutting their funding, some by as much as 90 percent, the government told the groups last week.
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Tags: budget cuts, Deer Park, Deerfield, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Delay, Des Plaines, Desplaines, Government, health plan, Insurance Reform, medical expenses, open enrollment, PPO
Posted in Individual Health Insurance | Comments Off on Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Navigators Say Feds Don’t Appreciate Scope Of The Job
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Benefits Pro reports:
“Large employers continue to believe in the value of sponsored health benefits for employees, despite the options available to them under the Affordable Care Act. But small employers are increasingly choosing to pull out of the health benefits business.
That’s what a survey from the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) found when it examined the percentage of employers offering health insurance from 2008 to 2015. Using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey — Insurance Component, EBRI reported that nearly 100 percent of the largest employers (those with 1,000 or more employees) have continued to offer health insurance through the ups and downs and gyrations of the past seven years.
Tags: affordable care, Affordable Care Act, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Cicero, Cigna, Des Plaines, Desplaines, health insurance, small businesses
Posted in Group Health Insurance | Comments Off on Large employers stick with employee health plans, small businesses another story
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to USA Today:
“Bowing to pressure from insurers, federal officials on Tuesday tightened the conditions under which people can sign up for plans on the HealthCare.govexchange outside open enrollment.
The move by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services comes after complaints by health insurers that it was too easy for people to wait until they were sick to sign up and to drop coverage after they got treatment. Earlier Tuesday, UnitedHealth announced a 19% drop in profit and downgraded its earnings forecast citing concerns about its Obamacare enrollment and the flexibility people had to change insurance plans. (more…)
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Open Enrollment | Comments Off on Feds tighten when people can enroll in Obamacare plans
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
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Energy & Commerce Reports:
“WASHINGTON, DC – The number of failed Obamacare CO-OPs grew to one dozen today as Michigan became the latest to announce it was closing. To date, 12 of the original 23 CO-OPs have closed, bringing the total cost to taxpayers at more than $1.23 billion. This Thursday, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on “Examining the Costly Failures of Obamacare’s CO-OP Insurance Loans.” (more…)
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Posted in Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on With Michigan Closure, More Than Half of Obamacare CO-OPs Have Now Failed
Monday, May 4th, 2015
Yahoo News reports:
“When Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor, sat down with President Obama yesterday, the conversation focused on the health impact of climate change, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act.
Besser asked the president to rate the success of the Affordable Care Act on a scale from 1 to 10. Obama gave the law an “8.”
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Tags: affordable care, Affordable Care Act, Desplaines, Downers Grove, Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, health, health insurance, IL, Medicaid, the affordable care act
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Young Adults | Comments Off on President Obama Rates Affordable Care Act 8 Out of 10
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Gov Info Security reports:
“A watchdog agency says the Internal Revenue Service needs to put into place additional procedures to ensure that Obamacare health insurance exchanges properly safeguard consumer tax information.
Under the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – the IRS is authorized to disclose limited tax information to health insurance exchanges. That data is used in determining eligibility for individuals to receive federal subsidies to help cover the cost of insurance.
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Tags: DeKalb County, Desplaines, Elburn, Elgin, Elmhurst, Fox River Grove, Government, Health and Human Services, healthcare.gov, ObamaCare, open enrollment, subsidies
Posted in Health Care .gov, Insurance Reform | Comments Off on IRS Told to Beef Up Obamacare Scrutiny
Friday, July 12th, 2013
Benefits Pro reports:
“The Obama administration isn’t backing off its position that employers must include free contraceptive coverage in workers’ insurance plans as part of the nation’s health care reforms, though it did give chuches some wiggle room Friday.
Under pressure from religious groups, the administration issued final rules on the birth control mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that included a compromise allowing faith-based nonprofits and corporations to offer contraceptives through special third-party policies, without having to manage or pay for the services directly.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, court challenges, Delay, Des Plaines, Desplaines, Downers Grove, Dundee, East Dundee, Health and Human Services, health care reform, insurance plan, Patient Protection
Posted in Heath Care Costs, Requirements | Comments Off on Final birth control rule issued for faith groups
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Kiplinger reports:
“The new health law changes the rules. Starting in January 2014, insurers may no longer reject you for coverage or charge higher rates because of your health. The law also sets limits on how much insurers may charge older buyers (for example, premiums for a 64-year-old can be no more than three times as much as they are for a 21-year-old). Knowing you will qualify for health insurance, no matter what, may prompt you to consider retiring sooner than later.
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Tags: Chicago, Chicagoland, Darien, deductibles, DeKalb, Desplaines, enrollment, exchange, health savings account, insurance, medical expenses, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northlake, Northwest Suburbs, premiums
Posted in Insurance Reform | Comments Off on New Health Insurance Options for Early Retirees
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