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How to fight back when insurance denies your claim
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (617+ words) PINAL COUNTY, AZ " A Pinal County couple's ongoing battle with an insurance company after a fire damaged their home highlights what happens when claims get denied " and what you can do to fight back. Earlier this week, the Let ABC15 Know…...
Cigna and Tenet Healthcare locked in contract dispute affecting 413,000 Arizona enrollees
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (162+ words) Two companies are going head-to-head in a contract dispute that needs to be resolved by the end of the year, or Cigna Healthcare enrollees will no longer have access to the Abrazo Health network. Two publicly traded companies are going…...
DATA: Diving deeper into the Affordable Care Act in Arizona
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (218+ words) PHOENIX " Since the federal government shutdown began more than a month ago, there's been a lot of back and forth about the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits that Democrats are fighting to keep in place. Republicans have argued…...
ABC15 Listens: Arizonans feeling financial strain of rising healthcare premiums
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (137+ words) GILBERT, AZ " Michelle Unger is a self-employed author in Gilbert. She and her husband are both independent contractors and both have pre-existing conditions; the Affordable Care Act was their family's lifeline. When open enrollment started this month, Unger says the…...
Premium Pain: Why your health care monthly premium is going up & what you can do about it
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (612+ words) Whether you get health coverage through your job or buy it on the marketplace, you'll likely pay more next year, as health insurance premiums across both public and private plans are spiking heading into 2026. Health policy experts blame inflation, higher…...
Obamacare plan costs to soar despite Trump officials’ claims
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (804+ words) Health insurance premiums for plans bought on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces, often known as Obamacare, are set to increase by an average of 26% in 2026, according to a new analysis released Tuesday evening by the health research group KFF....
Open enrollment nears as Arizonans face skyrocketing premium costs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) PHOENIX " For Arizonans who shop on the public marketplace for their healthcare, federal open enrollment will begin on Nov. 1, with serious cost hikes if the government shutdown continues. The Arizona Department of Insurance said Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan premiums…...
Resources to help you safely change your coverage during Medicare open enrollment
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) PHOENIX " Open enrollment for Medicare is here, and that means scammers are ramping up their efforts to trick people into handing over their personal information. Just this week, viewer Nancy contacted Let ABC15 Know about a suspicious call that she received....
Arizona medical providers, patients say they are facing rising insurance claim denials
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (803+ words) Brittany Panico has seen insurers increasingly deny critical drugs and delay approvals for her patients, most of them living with complex autoimmune diseases. At a town hall about medical claim denials organized in September by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes,…...
HealthSpring has advice on Medicare Advantage plans and which one is right for you
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (67+ words) HealthSpring has advice on Medicare Advantage plans and which one is right for you ( (SL Advertiser)) HealthSpring discusses Medicare Advantage plans. To learn more, call 855-721-1543, or go to ... HealthSpring has advice on Medicare Advantage plans and which one is right…...