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Aetna insurance jobs open up for over 300 people

Julie Campbell
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The insurer has announced that a number of spots are opening up for new hires to work from home. Aetna insurance jobs have opened up in a wave for people who are seeking to start or continue a career in the industry without having to face a commute. This is becoming an increasingly common type of position in the insurance industry as Cigna, one of Aetna’s rivals, also hires people who work from home. The health insurance company is showing that it understands why its teams might like staying at…

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Aetna health insurance withdrawing from ACA exchanges next year

G. Turner
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The company has announced its departure from all marketplaces across the country in 2018. A number of large insurers have stepped out of certain specific marketplaces, but Aetna health insurance is backing out of the entire country. The health insurance company had already withdrawn from certain states, but this move is nationwide. Aetna health insurance will be taking on a complete removal from the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces next year. It recently announced its decision as a result of ongoing financial losses. The insurer also cited uncertainty as to the…

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Health insurance deadlines extended in many states to support insurers

Logan B.
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Providers are being given more time to make their filings due to uncertainty with legislation. The Affordable Care Act continues to stand as it was despite Trumps efforts to repeal it, leading states to extend health insurance deadlines. Without any certainty regarding the White House’s strategy to change legislation, states are giving insurance companies more time to submit their 2018 rates. Among those states include New Hampshire, Colorado and Kentucky, which have moved deadlines to June. The health insurance deadlines in those states had previously been in April or May.…

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Humana intends to step out of Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges

Nordstrom
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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

H. Cutner
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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

H. Cutner
Georgia Health Insurance exchange

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

Julie Campbell
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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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