North Star Health Alliance recently announced a new partnership with LifeNet of New York, a community-based air medical program owned and operated by Air Methods, the leading air medical provider in the nation. Through this preferred provider agreement, LifeNet of New York will serve as NSHA's primary air medical provider, ensuring more efficient and…
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MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Farmers Federation is again asking state lawmakers to allow it to sell its own health coverage to members, saying more affordable plans will save struggling farm families thousands of dollars a year in premiums and potentially increase their productivity. Preston Roberts, Alfa's director of Agricultural Legislation, said too many…
TOPEKA— Kansas organizations advocating for sustained funding for Medicaid services said hundreds of billions of dollars in proposed federal budget cuts to the national health program can be deadly to vulnerable people with disabilities as well as seniors and children. Kansas representatives from the fields of health care, disability rights, senior care…
"You can't put a value on life, but my wife's life insurance company made a pretty fair offer." I had a really crappy experience with an online health insurance company last week so I thought I'd get my frustrations out in this week's column. My favorite activity in the world is to get on the phone with unknown folks and try to straighten out insurance claims.
A bill that would likely slash health insurance coverage for tens of thousands of lower-income Idahoans through the state’ s Medicaid expansion program sparked heated debate before it passed the House by a narrow margin last week and was sent to the Senate. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’ Alene, fielded questions and concerns from other lawmakers— not to mention phone…
A top Republican in the U.S. Senate is questioning Medicare Advantage billing practices at UnitedHealth Group following a critical report last year from a federal watchdog agency and a Wall Street Journal article last week on a new investigation by the Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Justice Department recently…
The Senate Judiciary Committee probe is looking at UnitedHealth' s Medicare Advantage program, a privately administered version of the US Medicare health coverage plan for seniors and the disabled, the Wall Street Journal reported. The inquiry signals additional pressure on the company as Republicans in Congress weight a major tax and spending overhaul…
Children's Health Insurance Program: Families with children in CHIP would pay if they made at least 255% of the federal poverty level, which is roughly $72,500 a year. The 5% premium would be about $300 a month or $3,600 a year. The 5% translates to about $66 a month or $800 a year in client payments.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.& ATLANTA—- Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, Amerigroup, CareSource Georgia, and Peach State Health Plan have partnered to provide remote monitoring solutions to expand access to quality healthcare for high-risk pregnancies in the state. In support of the Georgia Healthy Babies Act, the program will initially give pregnant…
eHealth, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results. submissions and 16% Medicare unit margin expansion in fourth quarter Ends FY'24 with highest ever commissions receivable balance of $1.0 billion. AUSTIN, Texas- February 26, 2025- eHealth, Inc., a leading private online health insurance marketplace, today announced its financial results…
Welcome to Part 7 of the series, "New to Medicare," designed to help those who will be going on Medicare for the first time soon. I want to remind readers that this series and all columns are not meant as a substitution for a one-on-one consultation with one of the licensed agents of The Health Insurance Store, nor are they written to sway your decision in enrolling in an…
2025 FEB 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Investigators publish new report on Machine Learning. Financial support for this research came from Deloitte& Touche LLP, United States. We identified research studies on health insurance fraud detection using machine learning approaches from databases such as Google Scholar,…
Judge John Tunheim of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota ruled last week that federal law preempts most arguments put forward by plaintiffs in the case. UnitedHealthcare, which is the health insurance business of Eden Prairie- based UnitedHealth Group, said it believes the lawsuit is based on unfounded allegations and mischaracterizes the“ work of our…
Net loss 1 of $1 M, and adjusted operating income 1,2 of $15 M in the fourth quarter Enact reported adjusted operating income of $137 M 1 in the fourth quarter; distributed $84 M in capital returns to Genworth Completed annual assumption updates with unfavorable impacts to adjusted operating income in LTC and Life and Annuities of $52 M U.S. life insurance…
Prudential Financial, Inc. today launched OneLeave, adding new absence and disability capabilities to help address the challenges of workplace leaves and the disruption it can create for both employers and employees. OneLeave unites Prudential’ s leave and disability management capabilities into a single easy-to-navigate experience to simplify the…
Somerset Re has a strong history of successful deal execution over its last decade building a well-diversified book across the life and annuity space. A new business flow partnership for Fixed Index Annuities with a major U.S. insurer An inforce Corporate-Owned Life Insurance and Bank-Owned Life Insurance transaction with a U.S. life& annuity insurer A…
Former governor Jim Douglas recently pointed out: "Vermonters pay twice as much for commercial health insurance as most people around the United States, and you'll see that the trend line is unfavorable. Former senator Chris Pearson from Chittenden County also pointed out: "We pay, by quite a substantial amount, the most for health insurance of any state.
Federal cuts slash more than $2 M from Foundation Communities' health navigator program. Wednesday, February 19, 2025 by Chad Swiatecki. The cuts, revealed last Friday, eliminate nearly all funding for 56 programs nationwide that help Americans enroll in affordable health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.
Boise resident Jennifer Johnson has two children and works two jobs— running a business for children with disabilities and as a part-time bookkeeper. But if either of two active bills in the Idaho Legislature this year were to become law, she would lose her health insurance and be unable to afford private coverage, she told the Idaho Statesman.
In 2024, the average annual premium for a single individual was nearly $9, 000— and an estimated $25,500 for a family of four. More than any other county, 32% of residents in Hidalgo County don't have health insurance. Cameron County, Webb County, Starr County, Ector County, Potter County, Dallas County, Harris County, and El Paso County are also among the top 10…
