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Trump says health insurance executive order will offer “great, great” coverage

October 12, 2017October 11, 2017 Marc

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The President has promised Americans that their options will improve once he reduces policy restrictions. President Donald Trump says that once his health insurance executive order is signed, Americans will see more plan options. The order is designed to reduce restrictions for policy buying across state lines. The executive order will be signed likely this week, said Trump when speaking from the Oval Office. The specific details of the health insurance executive order have not yet been released. Trump said it was “very simple in one way, but intricate in…

Former Obama administration officials launch health insurance enrollment campaign

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Julie Campbell

The ex-officials have taken on a private campaign to encourage Americans to sign up for coverage. Former Obama administration officials are working together once again to support health insurance enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. The open enrollment period starts on November 1 but the Trump administration has slashed the advertising budget. With less money to spend on advertising regarding health insurance enrollment, former Obama administration officials are concerned that fewer Americans will be reached. The marketing campaigns are often the first step Americans have toward informing themselves regarding their…

Can a pharmacy drug benefits company play a role in beating the opioid crisis?

August 22, 2017August 18, 2017 Julie Campbell

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A major U.S. pharmacy benefit manager placed a limit on pain pills in the hopes of reducing the risk of their abuse. Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy drug benefits manager in the United States, created a new program to limit prescriptions for new opioid patients. This program will launch across the entire country as of September 1, 2017. The opioid drug limitations will target new patients and will not apply to cancer patients or those in hospice care. According to Express Scripts, the time has come to take a bold…

Abortion insurance coverage limits passed in Texas House

August 11, 2017August 9, 2017 Marc

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Women in the state will need to pay an additional health plan premium to include non-emergency abortions. Texas abortion insurance coverage will soon involve an additional health plan premium for women who want this added protection. The Texas House recently passed a new bill. It would mean that non-emergency abortions, what opposition are referring to as “rape insurance” will require women to pay more. House Bill 214 received early approval in Texas making it more likely that women will need to pay more for elective abortions. The additional abortion insurance…

Health insurance coverage among U.S. adults drops by 2 million

July 12, 2017July 10, 2017 Logan B.

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Some have interpreted these numbers as a reduction in the Affordable Care Act’s gains. New Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index figures suggest health insurance coverage rates may have fallen this year. After years of improvements in the uninsured Americans statistics following the Affordable Care Act, those figures have started to erode. The index stated that the number of uninsured Americans grew by 2 million people in 2017. The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index was based on a survey of American adults. The survey showed an 11.7 percent uninsured rate throughout the second quarter of…

Kentucky insurance exchange offers only one option for many health plan shoppers

June 19, 2017June 17, 2017 Marc

Residents of several of the state’s counties will have only one coverage option to choose next year. The Kentucky insurance exchange will continue to have health plan options for consumers across the state. That said, residents of some counties will have only one coverage option to buy. The recently released county level map of the state illustrated the 2018 health insurance company participation. That said, despite the fact that some people have exceptionally limited options on the Kentucky insurance exchange, they are considering themselves lucky when compared to counties in…

Anthem health insurance plans leaving Ohio exchange in 2018

June 8, 2017June 7, 2017 Logan B.

The insurer announced that it will not participate in the state’s ACA marketplace next year. One of the largest insurers in the United States, Anthem health insurance, announced its intention to exit the Ohio ACA exchange next year. While the company is large, very few people will be affected by the departure. Only about 10,500 Ohioans have health plans with Anthem, residing in only one fifth of the state’s counties. While the Anthem health insurance exit from the exchange is a small one when all is said and done, it…