New Jersey governor signs health insurance legislation expanding coverage

Health insurance - Infertility Coverage - New Jersey

Governor Murphy signed A5235/S3627 to expand coverage to include infertility services. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed A5235/S3627 to expand requirements for health insurance coverage in the state to include infertility services. The legislation requires that many plans provide benefits relating to pregnancy healthcare services. The health insurance coverage requirements apply to certain private sector health insurance companies, including those under state regulation. They must now provide group plans with more than 50 people with pregnancy-related benefits. This also applies to plans in the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program…

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Health insurance plans frequently deny new weight loss medication claims

Health Insurance declined - weight loss medication

Patients are finding that the drugs they were hoping would help them fight obesity might not be an option. Obesity patients prescribed new weight loss medications are discovering that the drugs they were counting on to help them to reduce their BMI often aren’t covered by their health insurance plans. Medications such as Wegovy have been making headlines since they received FDA approval. Many obesity patients who were desperate for a new option to try to treat their disease were thrilled when they heard that there were new medications available.…

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US sets health insurance enrollment record for Affordable Care Act plans

Health insurance - ACA enrollment record

This year’s open enrollment period has already broken previous records for the number of enrollments. So far, over 20 million consumers across the United States have enrolled in health insurance plans through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces this year. This represents the highest number of enrollments since the law went into effect back in 2010. New data was released on Wednesday announcing that the health insurance plan enrollments for 2024 had already broken the record, even with another week left in which to enroll in a plan for the year.…

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Why are many people looking to long term care insurance again in 2024

Long term care insurance 2024

Consumers have been drifting away from this costly coverage in recent years but are looking into it again. Long term care insurance is a type of coverage that many people have been abandoning in recent years due to the skyrocketing cost associated with keeping it up. That said, this year, consumers are starting to inquire about it once more, which many people hadn’t expected in the current economy. There are many reasons that consumers are wondering if this type of policy has value after all. Within the current economy, many…

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Many kids in the US don’t have health insurance or are underinsured

No health insurance for kid

A recent study showed that children across the country have inconsistent medical coverage. Kids with public health insurance in the United States are experiencing greater rates of inconsistent coverage, though lower rates of underinsurance when compared to those covered on the private market, said a recent study published in the JAMA Health Forum. The results of the study were based on an analysis of data from 203,691 children in the US. The health insurance research was conducted by a team from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health under Jamie…

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