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Posts Tagged ‘healthcare.gov’
Monday, May 20th, 2019
AP reports:
“Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it.
The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that federal judges could salvage its anti-fraud provisions, raising questions about keeping other parts as well.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, barack obama, Donald Trump, Government, health care system, healthcare.gov, Individuals, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, North Barrington, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northlake, Northwest, Northwest Suburbs, Oak Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, ObamaCare
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says
Monday, October 30th, 2017
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“Choosing the right health insurance plan can be a cumbersome process, and this year’s political back-and-forth over Obamacare has made it seem even more confusing.
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Tags: Deer Park, Donald Trump, enrollment, exchange, Fox Valley, Franklin Park, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, health plan, healthcare.gov, Illinois Department of Insurance, insurance broker
Posted in Health Insurance Cost, Open Enrollment | Comments Off on Obamacare enrollment starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
Monday, October 30th, 2017
The Chicago Tribune reports:
“As open enrollment for health insurance begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, and several changes have occurred or been proposed, I decided to check in with two industry experts for their advice on what you need to know.
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Tags: Chicago, Chicagoland, Cicero, Cigna, Clinton, enrollment, health plan, healthcare.gov, individual insurance, insurance broker
Posted in Insurance Reform | Comments Off on Health insurance and open enrollment – what you need to know
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
Crains Chicago Business reports:
“John Kiefner, who farms 500 acres of hay in exurban Will County, has had health insurance from five companies in the past four years. One of them wouldn’t allow his wife and him to visit any of their own doctors. Another wouldn’t cover visits to the nearest hospital because it was out of network. All of them kept raising his premiums by 20 percent and more annually.
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Tags: Chicago, Elburn, health insurance, health insurance costs, healthcare.gov, Hebron, Herbron, High deductible health plan, Highland Park, Hillside, Hinsdale, Maple Park, Medicare, small businesses, the affordable care act, workplace
Posted in Health Insurance Cost | Comments Off on You think your health insurance costs too much. Try being a farmer.
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
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
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 the website with the headline, “Important notice to all members” with a link taking them to information about the Chicago-based insurer’s impending shutdown. The notice comes a week after the agency moved to seize control of the financially troubled Chicago-based insurer.
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Tags: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Chicago, health insurance, healthcare.gov, Illinois Department of Insurance, land of lincoln, Marketplace, special enrollment
Posted in Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Land of Lincoln coverage will end Oct. 1 for individual enrollees
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
According to Crain’s Chicago Business
” The operating losses continue to mount at struggling Land of Lincoln Health, totaling $90.8 million for the Obamacare health plan in 2015.
That net loss is almost five times greater than the Chicago-based startup reported in 2014, when it totaled $17.7 million. The insurer lost about $40 million in just the last three months of 2015, according to a new financial statement filed with national insurance regulators.
Jason Montrie, Land of Lincoln president and interim CEO, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Kevin Scanlan, chairman of the insurer’s board of directors, said in a statement: “Land of Lincoln Health, like other insurers across the market, continues to adjust its business model as we learn how to best adapt to the new marketplace. . . .The board is confident in its long-term viability and will continue to evaluate and invest in the needs of our members.”
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Posted in Affordable Care Act, Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on Illinois Obamacare plan crippled by losses
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
According to United Healthcare, Broker Connection Special Edition:
“On Dec. 28, 2015, the IRS announced that it is granting an automatic extension for the 2015 information returns required of insurers, employers and certain other providers of Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) under Section 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
Coverage providers that need more time now have until March 31 to get Form 1095 to individuals and until June 30 to electronically file with the IRS. For providers not filing electronically, the deadline is May 31, 2016. (more…)
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Posted in Individual Health Insurance, Open Enrollment | Comments Off on IRS Grants Extension for 6055 and 6056 Reporting
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
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