A lack of competition in some of the new health insurance marketplaces under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could lead to future rate increases that make plans unaffordable for the average consumer, insurance experts have told USA TODAY.
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The leader of the South Dakota State Medical Association has advocated for expanding the state's Medicaid program, saying it will contain healthcare costs for all state residents, according to a Rapid City Journal report.
Health insurers are sending out thousands of cancellation notices to individual policy holders, frustrating consumers who want to keep their current coverage, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has asked CMS to investigate how health insurer Humana administers its Medicare Advantage policies in response to issues reported by beneficiaries and providers, according to a Star Tribune report.
Other health insurers would be happy to step in if Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi decides to end its contracts permanently with 10 of Health Management Associates' hospitals, the Mississippi Association of Health Plans has told the Mississippi…
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New Hampshire legislators will convene for a special session from Nov. 17 to 21 to consider Medicaid expansion.
The agreement lawmakers crafted to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown also created a bipartisan panel tasked with coming up with a long-term budget plan which will likely include Medicare reform measures.
United Healthcare plans to drop 300 physicians from its AARP/Medicare Complete plan in southwest Florida for 2014, according to a News-Press report.
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has rejected an offer from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi to reinstate its contracts with four of its 10 Mississippi hospitals, according to a report from The Clarion-Ledger.
A New Hampshire commission of lawmakers, officials and members of the public has recommended that the state expand its Medicaid program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.