Aetna leaves prominent health insurance trade group

January 13, 2016January 12, 2016 S.Vagus

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Aetna will no longer be part of America’s Health Insurance Plan Aetna, one of the largest insurers in the United States, has left the health insurance industry’s largest trade group. This has raised concerns among critics of the Affordable Care Act, who claim that as more insurers leave the trade group, the federal law may be in jeopardy. Aetna is the second large insurer to leave the America’s Health Insurance Plans group, which was a major supporter of the Affordable Care Act as it was being drafted. Trade group is…

Leading health care reform official takes place as insurance lobbyist

July 20, 2015July 18, 2015 G. Turner

Marilyn Tavenner will soon be stepping into a position at the head of an insurance industry lobbying group. A former leading U.S. health care reform official, Marilyn Tavenner, has now taken a position that is a step away from regulating health insurers, as she will be the next leader of an insurance industry lobbying group. The America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) group recently announced that Tavenner would be taking its lead. Tavenner had previously been the Administrator of the Centers for Medicaid Services, and had a major role in the…

Health insurance premiums set to rise due to new tax

December 7, 2012December 6, 2012 Marc

New tax threatens to increase health insurance premiums A tax associated with the federal Affordable Care Act could lead to significantly higher health insurance premiums in the U.S., according to a new report from Oliver Wyman, a leading management consulting firm. The report was commissioned by America’s Health Insurance Plans, one of the leading trade groups in the country’s insurance industry. The tax is linked to health insurance and the report suggests that it could end up making the Affordable Care Act less deserving of its namesake. Affordable Care Act…