Monthly premiums will rise by an average 25 percent for 2017 individual plans sold on HealthCare.gov, HHS data revealed Oct. 24.
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CMS has suspended the controversial "seamless conversion" policy in which those eligible for Medicare were automatically enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, according to North Carolina Health News.
The Mississippi Insurance Department requested reports from North Mississippi Health Services and payer UnitedHealthcare showing efforts to resolve a payment dispute, reports Daily Journal.
Premium rates for individual health plans sold on Maryland's ACA exchange will jump between 18 percent and about 30 percent on average for 2017.
DaVita HealthCare Partners contacted Medicaid-eligible dialysis patients with private insurance enrollment information. The organization says the information was meant to educate patients, while a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch raised questions about the company's motivations.
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Some insurers selling plans on Idaho's ACA exchange significantly raised beneficiaries' out-of-network deductibles, meaning some patients could receive much larger medical bills for out-of-network services, reports Idaho Statesman.
Indianapolis-based payer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will offer preferred provider organization plans in 46 Kentucky counties and health maintenance organization plans in 74 counties on the state's federal exchange for coverage beginning Jan. 1.
California's Office of the Patient Advocate has released the 2016-17 edition of its healthcare quality report cards on health plans and medical groups.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based insurer Cigna will no longer require pre-authorization for anti-addiction prescription drugs like buprenorphine, most commonly known by the brand name Suboxone, which can successfully curb opioid cravings. The new policy comes under terms of a national settlement negotiated…
All but one health insurer selling individual polices on Minnesota's ACA exchange will set enrollment caps, further pressuring consumers in the state's shriveling individual health insurance market, reports Pioneer Press.