Health insurance markets in states where political leaders opposed the Affordable Care Act face increasing marketplace and exchange problems, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Author: Staff
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna will not enroll new members in its private Medicare plans this year amid persisting issues highlighted in a U.S. regulator probe, Bloomberg reports.
In light of insurer pushback, CMS said Tuesday it will work to further strengthen rules for special enrollment periods established by the Affordable Care Act.
Chicago-based Health Care Service Corporation will provide buyouts to an undetermined number of employees over the age of 50 at its Blue Cross and Blue Shield subsidiaries, Crain's Chicago Business reports.
A quarter of home healthcare workers and 20 percent of nursing assistants are uninsured, compared to less than 10 percent of all U.S. workers, CBS News reports.
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CMS awarded $63 million to help returning and new organizations provide in-person navigation, selection and enrollment support for Affordable Care Act marketplace consumers this November.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) chose his senior policy adviser Lauren Gilchrist and state Sen. Kathy Sheran (DFL-Mankato) to sit on the board of directors for MNsure, the state's health insurance exchange, the Pioneer Press reports.
Detroit-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan joined 35 Blues plans to provide a value-based program for large, self-funded organizations with out-of-state employees, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
The New Hampshire Insurance Department reported commercial health insurer reimbursements for substance use disorder were lower than reimbursements paid by Medicare, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced Friday health insurance premiums will increase an average of 19 percent next year, the South Florida Business Journal reports.