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Health insurance premiums spark interest in religious cost-share ministries
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (256+ words) Enrollment in religious, cost-share ministries is on the rise. The groups, which are typically backed by small Mennonite churches, pool their money to cover medical costs for members. Joann Volk, a research professor who studies the health care insurance market…...
Formulary management could soon be coming to State Group Insurance Program
3+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) Florida is considering a change to what drugs are covered by state employee healthcare plans. Part of the House's budget proposal includes changes to state law requiring a process called formulary management for the plan. That means the state will…...
How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (675+ words) After a routine trip to her mailbox, Dawn Daly-Mack almost threw away an important letter that she thought was junk mail. "I opened it up and it said, 'Your medical bill has been paid,'" says Daly-Mack, 60, who lives in Gaston,…...
Higher ACA premiums impact Florida's enrollment numbers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (307+ words) The cost of health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace is up, and Florida saw the largest number of people fall off the rolls compared to any other state in the nation, according to government data released last week....
What renewed ACA subsidies would mean for people facing more expensive health insurance
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (427+ words) For more than 20 million Americans, January 1 brought way more expensive health insurance. These are people who received expanded federal subsidies to help cover health care plans purchased on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace - or Obamacare. Congress did not renew those…...
Soaring health care costs stun Florida workers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (868+ words) People who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are seeing monthly costs for next year skyrocket, as the federal government ends enhanced subsidies. For Celeste Jameson, 41, a paralegal who lives in North Port, the monthly premiums…...
For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (588+ words) MIAMI " Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program stopped writing new policies on Oct. 1 and can't resume until it's…...
Here's how to eliminate, reduce or negotiate a medical bill
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (58+ words) There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because…...