Botched data entry may be to blame for why details of some Illinois health plans offered on the federal exchange this open enrollment are inaccurate, Chicago Tribune reports.
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Pittsburgh-based payer Highmark will end payments for agents staffed to help individuals sign up for coverage through the ACA online marketplace, reports Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana will conditionally cover Sarepta Therapeutics' recently approved Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana announced a $0.29 cash dividend to stockholders payable on Jan. 27.
Seventeen companies including Lyft, Matter and Care.com committed to supporting the fourth ACA enrollment period by providing information to freelance professionals and entrepreneurs who both work at and use the companies' services nationwide.
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The following insurers made headlines this week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
California's state ACA marketplace will on average see lower premium increases than the federal exchanges, which are set to rise by an average of 25 percent for next year, reports California Healthline.
GOP leaders are requesting the Obama administration tally the amount of money it will spend on subsidies next year following its announcement that benchmark ACA health plan premiums will jump by an average of 25 percent nationwide, The Hill reports.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer Cigna will sponsor a cross-country community health and wellness tour using a fleet of mobile clinics.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health is seeking a last minute contract with an ACA exchange insurer days before open enrollment begins Nov. 1, The Tennessean reports.