Veterans health insurance may be dropped by 600,000 in 2017

October 4, 2016September 30, 2016 Nordstrom

More than half a million vets could find themselves without coverage, say researchers. New research from the (left-leaning) Urban Institute has said 600,000 veterans health insurance policies may cease next year. The reason, said the report, is that in 19 states, Medicaid is not expanding enough to cover the vets. Even with the Medicaid expansion that has already occurred, there continue to be hundreds of thousands of uninsured. The Urban Institute has cautioned that unless the 19 states that have continued to withhold the expansion broaden their programs, there will…

Insurance fraud detected at Colorado Springs doctor’s office

September 25, 2014September 23, 2014 Julie Campbell

It has been discovered that they were charging insurers for appointments that had been cancelled. A doctor in Colorado Springs has now agreed to pay more than $86,000 to the United States government after it was discovered that he had been improperly making claims that constituted insurance fraud to a military insurer for administrative services that continued from 2008 through 2013. Internal audits that had been performed by the TriCare Military Health System revealed the billing practice. These audits showed that the billing practices of Dr. David Hatfield were actually…

Life insurance premiums will be rising for older vets

May 27, 2014May 24, 2014 H. Cutner

Veterans who are over a certain age could soon find that their coverage is becoming more costly. According to a statement that has been released by Veterans Affairs Department officials, as of July 1, 2014, older vets will find themselves facing higher life insurance premiums for their Veterans Group Life Insurance policies. The increase will apply only to vets who are aged 70 years and older and it will be for 2.2 percent. This life insurance rate increase is the first one to have been put into place for veterans…