Health insurance rebates will help make coverage affordable

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The refund checks will help everyone to see lower premiums each year. More than $1 billion in health insurance rebates have been issued to consumers in order to allow insurers to comply with the regulations of the Affordable Care Act, and are now effectively making it less expensive for Americans to maintain coverage. This may also help to push premiums down in the future. According to the Center for Medicare Services acting director of the office of oversight, Teresa Miller, “Consumers who are not getting rebates are benefiting from the…

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Health care reforms get a boost in popularity from insurance rebates

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The checks are being received and people are seeing the positive side of Obamacare. Now that some of the cost saving elements of the Affordable Care Act have been put into place and are being received by individuals, families, and small businesses, the popularity of the health care reforms is rapidly climbing. Many people are starting to feel that insurers are now being forced into fairness. The reason is that part of the health care reforms require insurance companies to spend 80 percent of the money they collect in premiums…

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Ohio health insurance refunds will come to $11.3 million

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The rebates will be sent out to families in checks averaging $139 per family. This summer the Ohio health insurance rebates will be sending over 81,000 families throughout the state a total of $11.3 million. These refunds are a part of a nationwide repayment of $1.1 billion. On average, the rebate checks that will be received will be $139 for individuals and families with Ohio health insurance. However, some of the 81,500 families who will be receiving the payments will receive much more than that. In fact, the larger payments…

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New ruling on health care reform rebates for insurance coverage

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Medical insurers must now inform policyholders that their checks are from the Obama administration’s changes. New federal guidelines have just been released, informing insurance companies that they must inform their policyholders that health care rebates that they are receiving are the result of the laws put into place by the Obama administration following the overhaul of the system. This is the most recent step being taken by the President to highlight the benefits of the law ahead of the election this fall. This move is being made despite the fact…

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Kaiser Foundation report predicts health insurance rebates for U.S. workers

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Rebates spurred by Affordable Care Act The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new report that shows U.S. consumers can expect to see large rebates from health insurance companies. These rebates come courtesy of the federal Affordable Care Act. One of the law’s provisions, known as medical loss ratio, requires insurers to pay no less than 80% of the money they collect from premiums on improving medical care. If companies cannot meet this standard, they must return this money to policyholders. The Kaiser report notes that those receiving health insurance…

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