The third annual open enrollment for Arizonans to purchase what is often called “Obamacare” health insurance on the federal marketplace begins Sunday, Nov. 1, and continues through Jan. 31, 2016. Enrollment for the health exchanges should not be confused with Medicare enrollment, which began Oct. 1 and goes through Dec. 7. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
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WASHINGTON D.C.- Today, U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act with Representative Lynn Westmoreland's support. H.R. 3762 repeals the funding for individual portions of ObamaCare, such as: employer mandate, individual mandate, medical device tax, Cadillac tax, the Prevention and Public…
Oct. 26– ELKHART– As Elkhart Community Schools teachers continue to ask for better pay, they could soon see a double-digit increase in health insurance premiums. The Elkhart School Board will consider changes to the district's health and dental insurance extended benefits at its regular meeting Tuesday. Although the district has self-funded its dental plan…
Oct. 25– Thousands of Minnesotans covered by Medicare health plans are confronting the pain of rising drug costs. A Star Tribune analysis shows that about 1 in 5 Medicare enrollees in plans from private insurers are facing double-digit percentage increases in premiums, with the jumps for next year confined to plans that include prescription drugs.
Instead, the state spent about $142 million to build the now-defunct health insurance exchange and another $144 million to develop an online Medicaid eligibility system that was supposed to be integrated into one seamless enrollment process, but never was. Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income residents, is spending at least…
Oct. 25– Emergency department visits to Washington hospitals have risen more than 16 percent in two years, according to data from the state Department of Health. “The increase in the number of adults who are insured, primarily by Medicaid, but also private insurance, has increased ED visits because of lack of primary care access,” said Diane Patterson, vice president…
Oct. 25– Alec Ryncavage is not your typical 14- year-old high school freshman. The Plymouth resident shares office space with his uncle's insurance business in Kingston. His business is A.R. Enterprises.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25– The House Budget Committee has filed a report on the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Tom Price, R- Ga., on Oct. 16. Beneath all these, the fundamental flaw of Obamacare is the conceit that Washington could somehow centrally manage a vast and complex medical sector serving nearly 320 million diverse individuals.
Oct. 25– CEDAR RAPIDS– Falling was a regular part of Jaymie Noffke's childhood as she navigated the world with basic hinge prosthetic legs. This is why amputees were shocked when Medicare earlier this year proposed limiting access to high-tech prostheses after a 2011 report showed Medicare paid out $43 million for lower-limb prostheses that didn't meet…
Coventry Health Care of Iowa Inc. and Medica Insurance Co. will sell individual plans statewide, while United Healthcare of the Midlands will market individual plans in at least 76 counties, including Linn and Johnson. The influx is a major shift from last year's open enrollment period, which had plans from only two insurers– CoOportunity Health and Coventry…
Oct. 25– One is known for sitting alone in the House of Delegates chamber long after everyone else has left, still awestruck at being a member of the oldest legislature on the continent. David Yancey, R- Newport News, and Democratic challenger Shelly Simonds, the two candidates in the big-money race for the most competitive district in Virginia, the 94th, covering…
Oct. 25– Deanne Blomstrom's active retirement– biking with her husband, aerobics at the community center, swimming in her backyard pool– came to a screeching halt after she contracted bacterial meningitis in February. But it wasn't the meningitis, which she overcame with help of powerful antibiotics, that was the problem. The 76- year-old Lower Saucon Township…
Oct. 25– SANTA CRUZ– The owners of the Sockshop and Shoe Co. face a stunning 85 percent increase in the cost of their group health insurance plan for their employees. “When you're doubling the cost, it's threatening,” said Eric Gil, co-owner with his wife Ellen of the longtime downtown business. The Gils, proprietors of the downtown Sockshop since 1988 and other stores…
Oct. 24– The farmer's leathery, dirt-stained hand cradled a few fruits of the hellish growing season. “There's supposed to be a perfect little pretty bean in there,” said Drew Martin, looking at the shriveled hull and soybeans in his palm. Walking through his withering field in Galivants Ferry, Martin pointed out that losing 120 acres of soybeans during the recent…
Oct. 24– Ten years ago today on Oct. 24, 2005, the most devastating hurricane to hit the Keys in 45 years arrived in the form of Wilma– the worst storm Monroe County has seen since 1960' s Hurricane Donna. At Sombrero Light off Marathon, sustained winds were 98. Islamorada had winds of 108 mph, says the National Weather Service in Key West.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2015/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Lowestcarinsuranceratesonline.com has released a new blog post announcing that the Federal Insurance Office aims to regulate auto insurance prices. The Federal Insurance Office is concerned with the high percentage low earning households pay for auto insurance. The department aims to set a limit for auto…
Oct. 24– Members of a state task force debated Friday in Rochester over what should be done with the state's health-insurance exchange, MNsure. The Minnesota Health Care Financing Task Force met in the Heintz Center at Rochester Community and Technical College before a crowd of about 50 people. Lawmakers created the 29- member task force earlier this year to…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24– The House Natural Resources Committee has issued a report on legislation to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands. Rob Bishop, R- Utah, on Oct. 6.
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