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…
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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…
Medicaid, the government program that covers health care for nearly a million Connecticut residents, has become a focus of controversy both in Hartford and Washington, D.C., this winter as costs continue to grow. Care for Medicaid patients cost $9.8 billion in Connecticut in 2024, according to health data site KFF, with the federal government paying for about…
Jamie Callender, R- Concord Township, and state Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, D- Westlake, recently announced the reintroduction of legislation aimed at addressing“ a critical shortcoming” in Ohio’ s Medigap insurance market for patients suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or end-stage renal disease. Introduced in the 135th General Assembly as House Bill…
Feb. 18— Most people entering the hospital, whether they're seeking mental health care or going to a doctor's appointment, have more to worry about than just insurance. "There's a lot of concern about accountability," said Joe Feldman, the CEO of Cover My Mental Health, a nonprofit that provides free advice and templates for people seeking help with denied insurance…
Centene Corporation agreed to pay $11.25 million to resolve allegations that a Rancho Cordova- based subsidiary failed to comply with cybersecurity requirements while managing military health plans. The settlement resolves allegations that the subsidiary, Health Net Federal Services, falsely reported that it was in compliance with cybersecurity…
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…
BOISE— A bill that would require private Idaho health insurers to cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk patients has advanced to the House floor. On Monday, House Health and Welfare Committee members voted 13-2 to pass House Bill 134. Brooke Green, D- Boise, and Dori Healey, R- Boise, the legislation would require private Idaho health insurers…
High prescription drug costs and pharmacies going out of business, especially in rural Iowa, have once again put pharmacy benefit managers— the companies that function as intermediaries between insurance providers and drug manufacturers— under the legislative microscope. After passing some regulations in 2024, Iowa state lawmakers are this year once…
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SEVIERVILLE— Potential cuts to Medicaid could affect Tenncare in Tennessee and Sevier County, but so far officials are taking a wait-and-see approach as Congress considers cuts to the federal budget. As a response to the Trump administration's plans to cut federal spending, House Republicans asked the Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion from…
