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Health insurance exchange in Colorado is after a Medicaid reimbursement

May 19, 2015May 16, 2015 H. Cutner

The financial survival of the state’s marketplace depends on being able to recover millions of dollars. The Colorado health insurance exchange is scrambling to be able to recover millions of dollars that were racked up in the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program in order to make sure that the marketplace will be able to remain financially viable. That said, the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace was not designed for the collection or counting of reimbursements. According to the new interim CEO of Connect for Health Colorado, Kevin Patterson, “We…

New York officials seek reforms to flood insurance

May 19, 2015May 16, 2015 Logan B.

Officials want to see reforms made to the National Flood Insurance Program New York officials want to see more reform come to the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, as well as how flood coverage is handled overall. Assemblyman Phil Goldefer and Senator Chuck Schumer are calling for significant reforms, hoping to address the crippling financial issues that have plagued those that were affected by 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane caused significant damage to property in New York and other states. The storm left many homeowners in financial stress, as their…

Auto insurance discounts are missed by 84 percent of US drivers

May 18, 2015May 16, 2015 Julie Campbell

A recent study has shown that only 16 percent of American motorists actually take advantage of all savings opportunities. A new report was recently released by insuranceQuotes.com and has shown that a large majority of consumers in the United States are not taking advantage of all of the potential auto insurance discounts for which they might qualify with their providers. The report showed that only 16 percent of drivers had actually asked their insurance company about discounts. Among the types of auto insurance discount that are common are marriage, low…

One quarter of Americans with a health insurance plan found care too expensive

May 18, 2015May 16, 2015 G. Turner

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Despite the fact that they had coverage medical care was still cost prohibitive for one in four adults. The results of a study conducted by a consumer health group called Families USA have now been released and are showing that despite the fact that they had purchase the coverage of an insurance plan was present, over one in four adult Americans still made choices not to seek medical care because they felt that they could not afford it. This indicates that even though health insurance coverage may be growing, care…

New service sheds light on ratings for the insurance industry

May 18, 2015September 19, 2020 S.Vagus

Fitch Ratings has launched its Ratings Navigator for Insurance service Fitch Ratings, a prominent statistical rating organizations, has launched a new service called Ratings Navigator for Insurance. The new service is meant to provide more information about the insurance industry, offering insight into how the organization’s ratings work and what affects these ratings on insurance companies. Some 50 insurance companies are categorized in the service, with these insurers operating in various parts of the world and offering numerous forms of insurance coverage. Service aims to shed some light on the…