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Michigan-based health insurance company buys Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (126+ words) EAU CLAIRE (WKBT) " Priority Health has bought Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire, expanding the Michigan health insurance company into four states with more than 1. 3 million customers. The deal finished on Thursday, bringing 61, 000 Wisconsin customers into Priority Health's network. The…...
Terry Savage: The health insurance sinkhole
1+ week, 3+ day ago (554+ words) Last year, when the additional subsidies for the purchase of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) were removed, there were widespread predictions that millions of Americans would go without health insurance. Premiums were expected to rise sharply, even…...
Minnesota's Medicaid system could get a major overhaul
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (53+ words) news8000. com News 8+ 24/7 Live Stream Elite sign spinners face off in Las Vegas Eagles sending eight wrestlers to nationals Minnesota's Medicaid system could get a major overhaul This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close…...
Obamacare enrollment drops after enhanced premium subsidies expire
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) (CNN) " More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the enhanced federal premium subsidies caused monthly payments to skyrocket for…...
Consumer headlines: Six states ramping up ACA subsidies
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (104+ words) news8000. com News 8+ 24/7 Live Stream Consumer headlines: Six states ramping up ACA subsidies The Tonys sets date for Broadway's biggest night Bonita Dorschied: A pillar of compassionate service in La Farge Woman sentenced in Jackson County bank robbery cases La Crosse…...
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies. Here's what's at stake for Americans
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (890+ words) The Senate is heading toward a high-stakes health care vote on Thursday that could shape insurance costs for more than 20 million Americans. NEW YORK " When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era…...
Terry Savage: How income can affect Medicare premiums
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (770+ words) Every senior on Medicare should be intimately familiar with IRMAA " the initials that stand for Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount. It's the amount by which your Medicare Part B and Part D premiums increase each year, based on your recent…...
New agreement expands access to healthcare for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members
5+ mon, 2+ hour ago (132+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WKBT) -- Aspirus Health announced a multi-year contract that will expand access to healthcare for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members, according to a release." Under the new contract, Anthem members who are covered by employer-based, individual, Medicare Advantage…...
Terry Savage: Lower health care premiums with small biz insurance
5+ mon, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) Suddenly millions of working Americans can no longer afford "Obamacare" health insurance, as premium subsidies have been removed. But there is one other potential health insurance opportunity that could offer significantly lower premiums " if you act quickly. It's called the…...
Wisconsin family braces for loss of ACA tax credits
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (392+ words) MADISON, Wis. " A Wisconsin woman who gets her health insurance through the Affordable Care Act says she's bracing for next year " when tax credits expire. "This is going to hurt our family," Shana Verstegen, a Madison fitness instructor, log roller,…...