Sept. 28– New Mexico’s first and only health insurance cooperative is selling part of its business to a publicly traded, Virginia- based company as a way to raise cash and continue operating. New Mexico Health Connections announced Wednesday it will sell its 22,000- customer group and commercial health insurance business to Evolent Health, forming a…
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Sept. 28– New Mexico’s first and only health insurance cooperative is selling part of its business to a publicly traded, Virginia- based company as a way to raise cash and continue operating. New Mexico Health Connections announced Wednesday it will sell its 22,000- customer group and commercial health insurance business to Evolent Health, forming a…
Overall, carriers mentioned increasing participation rates and better educating employees about the need for disability insurance as specific challenges they face with their VSTD product. More specifically they indicated that the increase in electronic and self-service enrollment options has made educating employees on an already complex product…
A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ a-” of the property/casualty subsidiaries and affiliated insurance companies of Kemper Corporation, collectively referred to as Kemper Property& Casualty Group. A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of A- and the Long-Term ICRs of“ a-” of Kemper Corp.’ s life/health…
Sept. 28– The money will go to 32 insurance companies, with by far the largest amount– nearly $8 million– going to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Chatman turned some of the female patients at his Reflections Treatment Center into prostitutes, holding them in chains in a Mangonia Park home where the windows were screwed shut. “Our goal was to shut him down, to get him off the…
Keystone Insurers Group awarded Sheeley Insurance Agency of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, its highest honor– National Partner of the Year– on Sept. 19 at Keystone’ s national conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. From left: Michael Reddy, Keystone senior vice president of field operations; Julie Webb, Keystone state vice president for Pennsylvania; John…
Sept. 28– On the heels of another failed GOP health care reform bill, U.S. Sen. Rounds took questions Wednesday in what was billed as a “tele-townhall,” and the forum took place amid a fever pitch in Washington, D.C. Almost simultaneously, the latest Senate Republicans saw their health care reform plan fall flat one more time and the GOP introduced tax reform framework…
Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D- Wash., joined 35 senators in asking President Donald Trump for strong and decisive leadership as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Ricardo Rossello, the people of Puerto Rico have been’ essentially devastated,’ “the letter to Trump reads. The senators also ask Trump to…
Assets in HSAs have tripled since 2012, to $43 billion, and are likely to reach $60 billion by 2019, according to HSA consultant Devenir Group. The recently failed House and Senate health care bills contained provisions to nearly double HSA contribution limits. To qualify as an HSA-eligible plan, the high-deductible health plan must have a minimum deductible…
–John Hancock Investments is helping customers save more for college with changes to its John Hancock Freedom 529 college savings plan, including a fee cut, an increase in the contribution maximum, and a new benefit that allows any John Hancock Freedom 529 beneficiary to attend the University of Alaska at in-state tuition rates. 1. Effective September 15, 2017,…
This proposed legislation would have had disastrous consequences for the country at large and for Massachusetts specifically. If Graham-Cassidy became law, an estimate of 665,000 Massachusetts residents would have lost coverage by 2027 and the Commonwealth would have lost between $5 and $8 billion in federal funding, placing massive strain on the state…
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
The National Governors Association issued the following statement:. Following the Senate’s decision yesterday to move on from a broad health care reform bill, the National Governors Association today released the following statement on the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program and stabilize the nation’s health insurance markets:.
Bruce Poliquin, R- Maine, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield that they will pull out of the marketplace across Maine except for Aroostook, Hancock and Washington counties:. “Insurers like Anthem have continuously warned that they would pull out of the marketplace if nothing was done to fix the…
Bruce Poliquin, R- Maine, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield that they will pull out of the marketplace across Maine except for Aroostook, Hancock and Washington counties:. “Insurers like Anthem have continuously warned that they would pull out of the marketplace if nothing was done to fix the…
