Humana intends to step out of Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges

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The health insurer announced that it would no longer be selling individual plans on the public marketplace in 2018. Humana announced that it would no longer sell health insurance through the exchanges created through the Affordable Care Act. It will be withdrawing from the marketplace in 2018. With this withdrawal comes the first exit from the exchanges by a major health insurance company. As could be expected, President Trump grabbed the opportunity to tweet about the Affordable Care Act. He said Humana’s withdrawal was further evidence that The ACA needed…

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California insurance company won’t pay for chemo but will cover assisted suicide

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The new law in the state caused an insurer to deny coverage to a woman who is terminally ill. A woman with a terminal illness has reported that her California insurance company has offered to pay for her assisted suicide after denying her chemotherapy treatment coverage. The patient had previously been told her new chemotherapy drug – recommended by her doctors – would be covered. However, shortly afterward, California passed a law that made it legal for physicians to administer assisted suicide. Stephanie Packer received a scleroderma diagnosis. Hers has…

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Georgia insurance exchange will not include UnitedHealthcare

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Officials in the state have said that the health insurer will not be selling its plans over the marketplace for 2017. Georgia officials have now stated that UnitedHealthcare will no longer be selling its health plans over the state’s insurance exchange after this year, and the insurer has now become the only one that has said it won’t be continuing forward on the marketplace. The insurance department in the state has said that UnitedHealthcare is the only one no longer selling on the exchange. In the state, over 500,000 residents…

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Fibromyalgia blood testing covered by rising number of insurance companies

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A little-known test that can help to confirm the presence of the condition is now being paid for by insurers. Fibromyalgia is an extremely tricky condition and despite the fact that the vast majority of the conventional medical community accepts that it exists and is looking into discovering the best treatments for patients who suffer from its range of symptoms, insurance companies had previously held back from covering many of the tests associated with diagnosing it. Now, a blood test exists that can help to point to fibromyalgia in many…

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Aetna insurance company sees surge in profits but still sees weaker forecast

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Despite the fact that the insurer has seen a strong close to 2015, its predictions aren’t as strong as Wall Street’s. The Aetna insurance company has closed 2015 with a very strong surge in its last quarter earnings, which rose by 38 percent when compared to its previous quarter. Even though its performance was better than predicted, its 2016 guidance has fallen short of Wall Street’s forecast. The insurance company is the third largest health insurer in the United States. Earlier this week, it announced that it is predicting adjusted…

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