Ongoing reimbursement battle may negatively affect health insurance policyholders

Texas health Insurance companies

Blue Cross Blue Shield and Hendrick Health System continue to fight over reimbursement in Texas Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has been locked in a fight over reimbursement rates with Hendrick Health System for several months now. Officials at Hendrick health System claim that the organization is due reimbursement from the insurance company, but Blue Cross Blue Shield argues that it is not liable for any reimbursements at this time. As the two organizations continue to fight over the issue, policyholders may actually end up being the ones that…

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Federal prosecutors descend on Oregon health insurance exchange

Oregon Health Insurance technology

Prosecutors issue subpoena targeting Cover Oregon and Oregon Health Authority U.S. federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena to the state of Oregon, requesting official records concerning Cover Oregon, the state’s problematic insurance exchange. The exchange has been crippled by technical problems that have made it impossible for many people to enroll for the health insurance coverage that they need. Because the exchange has failed to live up to the standards of consumers and the federal government, federal officials are keen to find out where blame can be placed for the…

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New health insurance co-op comes to in West Virginia

West Virginia Health Insurance

New insurance cooperative has won approval to operate in West Virginia A new insurance cooperative is preparing to make its entrance into the West Virginia market. The Kentucky Health Cooperative has received approval from the state’s Offices of the Insurance Commissioner and will be able to offer its health insurance products in West Virginia beginning in November of this year. The policies offered by the cooperative will go into effect on January 1, 2015. The co-op may bring some much needed competition to the state’s insurance market, encouraging other insurance…

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Insurance regulations generate shortage of breast pumps

breast pump insurance news

Changes to the rules have made it nearly impossible for mothers in the Mid-South to find the devices. New mothers throughout the Mid-South of the United States are struggling to be able to obtain the equipment that they require in order to be able to feed their babies, as breast pumps have become very hard to find as a result of new insurance rules. These devices are selling out just as quickly as the latest mobile and electronic gadgets. Breast pumps are machines that help mothers to be able to…

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Health insurance premiums for exchange policies to remain stable

Health Insurance Premiums Rise

Report highlights the stability of premiums for policies sold through state and federal exchanges The Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a new report concerning the premiums of insurance policies sold through exchange networks in the U.S. The report notes that policies sold through these exchanges were less expensive than had been anticipated this year. For some time, insurers had suggested that insurance premiums would skyrocket due to the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but this has not yet been seen. Premiums are not expected…

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