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Health care reform snapshot shows early view of MNsure 2015 premiums

October 1, 2014September 29, 2014 G. Turner

Minnesota is now getting ready to release this early view of what is to come in the market next year. The Minnesota Commerce Department is currently getting ready to release an early snapshot of what can be expected from the health care reforms in the state for next year, which will include the insurance premiums. This snapshot is designed to reveal the prices that will be seen on MNsure, the state insurance exchange. The data that this health care reform snapshot will provide will offer consumers in Minnesota an idea…

47,000 people in Ohio now have health insurance coverage

September 23, 2014September 20, 2014 S.Vagus

Ohio’s uninsured population is falling quickly thanks to the growing availability of insurance coverage The number of people without health insurance coverage in Ohio has fallen over the past year. The state is one of 15 others that have reported a decline in their uninsured population. This trend is largely due to the Affordable Care Act, which launched insurance exchanges in every state and helped make coverage more accessible to those that need it. While the federal health care reform law has its flaws, some aspects of the law have…

Does Health Care Reform Need Reform?

September 20, 2014September 20, 2014 Note From The Editor

Los Angeles, CA: LiveInsuranceNews.com has run its first poll concerning health care reform in the U.S. This has been a hot topic for some time and has served to divide much of the country. Before the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, many people questioned whether or not it would be able to solve the problems of the country’s health care sector. Others were convinced that the law would solve these problems and help make insurance coverage more affordable, if not completely free. Since the law was enacted, the…

Health care reform law glitch lowers coverage standards

September 16, 2014September 13, 2014 G. Turner

An issue with the federal certification calculator makes it possible for employers to provide substandard plans. A glitch has been found in the federal calculator that certifies that insurance plans are up to the standard of the health care reform law, and this is causing many large employers to offer their workers plans that do not provide coverage for some of the very basics, such as for hospitalization. This, according to a growing number of insurance brokers and consultants who have been using the calculator. It looks as though the…

Insurance news could be rough for 250,000 people in Virginia

September 16, 2014September 13, 2014 H. Cutner

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Many people may find that their health plans will be cancelled due to lack of compliance with federal regulations. After having been given a year in which to find coverage that will comply with the regulations of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the insurance news is looking rocky for up to 250,000 people in Virginia who still have yet to obtain new health plans that will comply with the law. The affected policyholders were given the chance to renew their old plans late in 2014, but that was a temporary…

Health insurance study shows limited networks don’t hurt

September 12, 2014September 11, 2014 Julie Campbell

Research in Massachusetts has revealed that these strategies don’t cause any harm to patients and they save money. Despite the fact that the majority of patients don’t like hearing that they can’t go to a certain hospital or see a certain doctor because of the limited network of coverage provided by their health insurance, this type of plan is becoming increasingly commonplace. These “limited” network plans (also known as “narrow”) are being seen more often than ever before. The reason is that these health insurance policies are typically cheaper for…

Health insurance rates are on their way up next year in NY

September 9, 2014September 6, 2014 H. Cutner

Residents of New York will find that their health plans aren’t quite as affordable as they were for 2014. Regulators in New York have now given their approval to increase health insurance rates for next year, although the hikes in the premiums are not going to be as high as what the industry had initially wanted. The rate increases will also apply to the policies that are being sold on the state’s new exchange. The health insurance rate increases will apply to the policies that are being sold in the…