Alaska’s health marketplace loses 3 insurance companies

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Three insurers have now announced that they will no longer be selling individual plans in the state. Yet another insurer has now announced that it will be leaving the individual health plan marketplace in Alaska, which has brought the number of insurance companies that will be leaving the state up to three over the last couple of months, alone. This will cause over 5,000 Alaskans to have to seek out a new provider for their health care policies. The three insurance companies that have given their notice during the last…

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Health insurance companies may not be complying with Texas regulations

Texas health Insurance companies

Some insurers may be ignoring state regulations regarding transparency Many health insurance companies in Texas may not be complying with the state’s new regulations regarding transparency. The regulations require insurers to submit regular reports to the Texas Department of Insurance, detailing information concerning their health care networks. When insurers do not file reports, or if these reports are inadequate, state regulators are meant to take action, but public records have shown that this rarely happens. As such, many insurers may be circumventing regulations and avoiding regulators entirely. Small number of…

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Texas insurance alternative offered by health sharing ministries

Texas health Insurance companies

Open enrollment for next year’s coverage is less than a month away and now new options are arising. The Texas insurance market is now seeing a new and more active participant, now that the 2015 open enrollment is rapidly approaching, as the so-called health sharing ministries are seeking to bring in new members who would like to have coverage but either want an alternative to the traditional plan or cannot afford one. This is a critical time in which to market health insurance, as consumers prepare to make their 2015…

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Canceled health insurance policies may be due to the interests of insurers

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Health insurance policies are being canceled throughout the US Controversy concerning the U.S. Affordable Care Act has reached new heights as several individual health insurance plans were canceled in late October and the beginning of November. Many individual policies throughout the U.S. have been canceled due to certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. These provisions require insurance companies to provide coverage for 10 essential benefits, as outlined by the federal government. Policies that did not meet this standard were cancelled, but policyholders were also given an opportunity to purchase…

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Health insurance policies throughout US could face cancelation

Health Insurance policies

Affordable Care Act may cause mass cancellation of health insurance policies In the U.S., the Affordable Care Act is meant to make health insurance coverage more available to a wider range of consumers. The federal health care law initially received strong praise for its provisions that would allow consumers to find the health insurance coverage they needed without being met with staunch rejection from private insurance companies. The problem, however, is that the law’s provisions may actually lead to many people losing their health insurance coverage as the law takes effect in…

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