Health insurance companies may find major benefit in loophole in federal law Health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been working to find ways to avoid the costly implications associated with the federal Affordable Care Act. There are several provisions associated with the federal law that are expected to have a major impact on the cost of health insurance coverage, largely due to the fact that these provisions institute more regulations on insurers. Some health insurance companies seem to have found a possible way to avoid complying with the federal…
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Health insurance giant sees massive spike in quarterly profits
UnitedHealth has announced its Q3 results with a tremendous jump of 23 percent. The largest health insurance company in the United States, UnitedHealth Group Inc. has released a statement of its third quarter earnings, and has shown that the strength of its Medicaid and Medicare business growth has led to a boost of 23 percent in its profits. The report also indicated that the overall medical claims costs appeared to be primarily as predicted. The health insurance company, which is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, has now increased its forecasts for…
Read MoreThree large health insurers decide to uphold health care reform provisions despite fate of Affordable Care Act
Insurers rally to support provisions of Affordable Care Act The future of health care reform currently resides in the hands of the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court is expected to levy a judgment as to whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional or not this month, which is expected to have a major impact on the state of the country’s health insurance industry and health care reform initiatives. Many consumers have expressed disdain for the law because of a provision concerning mandatory health insurance. The law holds…
Read MoreUnitedHealth launched new initiative to make hearing aids available to more Americans
The UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest health insurance companies in the U.S., has announced that it will begin offering hearing aids as part of its myriad of health care products. The company has introduced four different kinds of hearing aids each made by IntriCon Corp., a manufacturer of small medical devices. UnitedHealth has begun offering hearing aids as part of a way to promote Medicare enrollment. The company will be offering hearing aids for eligible Medicare plan members at retail prices, which will be lower than prices found outside…
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