Enhanced ACA tax credits in the crosshairs in new Trump term
Health insurers and consumers both have a big stake in whether enhanced premium tax credits for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will continue.
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Health insurers and consumers both have a big stake in whether enhanced premium tax credits for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will continue.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today fined UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina Inc. and its affiliate UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. $3.4…
One key benefit of 10-pay plans is that premiums are guaranteed never to increase during the payment period.
2025 FEB 11– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– New research on Information Technology- Data Management is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Chicago, Illinois, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Patient recruitment and data management are laborious, resource-intensive aspects of…
A 2021 study from the American Association of Retired People,“ Caregiving Out-Of-Pocket Costs,” found that there are 48 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S., and that family caregivers devote 26 percent of their income and about 24 hours per week to caregiving. “When employees buy our permanent life with long-term care policies, we know that in most cases it is to…
The liability soared to a reported $40 billion in 2016, but State Treasurer Dale Folwell worked diligently to improve the plan and succeeded in reducing liabilities— but not permanently. As of June 30, the liability had risen to $34 billion. When first started, the Office of Management and Budget administered the plan, but OMB ascertained it wasn't capable of…
Health insurers and consumers both have a big stake in whether enhanced premium tax credits for coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will continue.
WASHINGTON– A federal judge on Monday lifted the deadline for workers to accept President Donald Trump's buyout offer until he rules on the legality, prolonging the uncertainty at federal agencies and for Arizona tourists, veterans, businesses and tribes. Arizona veterans fear delays at clinics and for loans and disability claims. Arizona has 34,150 of the…
According to news reporting originating from the Eli Lilly and Company by NewsRx correspondents, research stated,“ Despite the substantial burden of obesity in the United States, data on the comprehensive range of comorbidities in different age groups is limited. Financial supporters for this research include Eli Lilly And Company. Our news editors…
UnitedHealth Group says the Justice Department’ s antitrust challenge to its proposed $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys is wrong on the merits and threatens to deprive consumers of benefits from sharper competition in the hospice and home care market. They also contend that Amedisys workers would enjoy competitive health and retirement benefits at…
As health insurance premiums keep rising, Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill to look at a universal Medicare for All option. A 2020 report in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds administrative costs for private insurance, and the time doctors spend on billing paperwork, make up over one-third of all healthcare costs in the U.S.. But administrative costs…
BERLIN— Vermont's largest private health insurance provider will soon be in the market for a new chief executive officer, now that veteran President and CEO Don George has signaled he plans to retire from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont next January. In a prepared statement, Charlie Smith, president of the Blue Cross VT Board, had high praise for the company's…
Feb. 10— Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's return to the White House and a GOP- controlled Congress set on reducing spending on the public health insurance program for low-income people. Legislators in Idaho have introduced a bill that would repeal voter-approved…
BOSTON— Massachusetts taxpayers who lack health insurance will be digging a little deeper into their pockets in the next tax year, with the state increasing penalties for the uninsured. An individual filer with income between $22,590 and $30,120, or 150% to 200% of the federal poverty level, who doesn’ t have qualifying health coverage during the 2025 tax year,…
Perhaps the strangest consumerism story of 2024 was the attempt by health insurance provider Anthem to link its coverage of anesthesia in a surgery with the amount of time the patient is rendered unconscious. I can imagine how Anthem' s desired change might have played out. Anthem, also known as Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, announced at the start of November that it…
Texas faces a dual challenge when it comes to delivering healthcare. Some members of Congress want to limit tax-free benefits and slap a federal tax on employer-sponsored insurance premiums above government-defined thresholds. Levying a tax on the insurance premiums of hard-working Texans could lead to families earning $100,000 per year facing an…
Henry Kaiser, a WW2 industrialist from California, often spoke similar inspiring words as he rose to develop Kaiser Permanence, the largest managed health system in the U.S.. U.S. health care has grown into big business but it raises serious questions that demand answers. According to recent Indiana Capital Chronicle reports, Indiana’ s health care may need…
For as long as most of us can remember, North Carolina's employee state health plan has been troubled, often described as being in crisis. The liability soared to a reported $40 billion in 2016, but State Treasurer Dale Folwell worked diligently to improve the plan and succeeded in reducing liabilities, but not permanently. As of June 30 of 2024, the liability had…
PLAINFIELD, NJ— At the January 2025 Plainfield City Council meeting, two retired firefighters spoke on behalf of themselves and five colleagues who claimed that their health insurance benefits were being denied by the City of Plainfield. "I just implore you and ask if you could check into it and find out why seven members of your department are being refused the…
AUSTIN, TX– District 9 State Senator Kelly Hancock, who represents portions of Tarrant County, alongside State Representative James Frank, filed a bill last week in the Texas' 89th legislative session to modernize Texas' health insurance regulations. A press release stated, "The bills will allow insurers to offer lower out-of-pocket costs to patients who shop…
At least 40 Native American residents of sober living homes and treatment facilities in the Phoenix area died as state Medicaid officials struggled to respond to a massive fraud scheme that targeted Indigenous people with addictions. Patients continued to die even after Arizona officials in May 2023 announced a sweeping investigation of hundreds of…
Some Connecticut families could see an increase of $3,000 per year for health insurance coverage if legislation is not passed soon. Because of the enhanced subsidies, 90% of Connecticut residents enrolled in a QHP get financial help, for a total of $91,460,464 each month. Many Americans, including tens of thousands of Connecticut residents, will see their…
Uncertainty continues after President Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget rescinded its memo— but not the administration's plans— to freeze federal grant monies. Marty Carty is the Oregon Primary Care Association's governmental affairs director. Many patients of FQHCs don't have private health insurance; about 61% of FQHC patients in Oregon…