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After weeks of silence from Social Security, Dayton-area woman gets Medicare process help
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (252+ words) A woman contacted the Ombudsman for help with her Medicare Part B application. She knew that her application had been received. The woman had been calling the Social Security Administration, but was not able to speak with anyone. She needed…...
Voice of business: Healthcare shift for businesses in region
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (456+ words) I've been watching closely as a growing number of our region's small businesses are making a strategic pivot this December, moving from traditional small-group or individual health insurance plans to health coverage through business associations. This shift reflects a broader…...
Do you get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act? We want to talk to you
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (271+ words) As lawmakers debate whether or not to extend government subsidies for Americans who buy insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, we want to talk to people who could be affected by those decisions. The premium tax credits for the…...
Use ’em or lose ’em: Your 2025 FSA dollars need to be spent now
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Thousands of working Americans are now finding themselves in a familiar situation characterized by unfamiliar spending habits " looking for ways to spend all the money they can before the clock " and cash " runs out. It's the end of the year,…...
Mercy Health reaches contract agreement with Humana
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) After warning patients last month that Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid plans under Humana might be going out of network toward the end of the year, the local hospital system Mercy Health reversed course after reaching a deal with insurance…...
An emerging shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. Here's what could happen to them
2+ mon, 18+ hour ago (751+ words) The deal agreed to by Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Sunday instead only guarantees a December vote on the enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year without congressional action....
Employer-sponsored insurance premiums continue to rise
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (243+ words) Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance coverage are up 6% from last year and are expected to rise again next year, according to an annual survey from the health policy analysis organization KFF, previously known as the Kaiser Family Foundation. The…...
Mercy Health warns it may drop Humana Medicaid and Medicare Advantage
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (442+ words) For the second time in just over a week, an area health care network is warning patients with Humana Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans that they could find themselves out of network within the coming months. Mercy Health on Tuesday…...
Kettering Health ending two Medicare Advantage contracts
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (249+ words) Kettering Health's contract with Medicare Advantage insurers Humana and Devoted Health will not be renewed at the end of the year, the health care system announced Monday. The decision comes after a review of payer policies and administrative practices which…...
CareSource expands to New York market with affiliation
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) Dayton-based health insurer CareSource has received regulatory approval to acquire ElderServe Health Inc., a managed care organization serving New York City, as well as Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. CareSource and ElderServe Health, which does business as RiverSpring Health Plans,…...