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In switching to original Medicare, beware of Medigap plan refusals
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (693+ words) But there's a catch: If people want to move to original Medicare and buy a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some out-of-pocket costs, they may not be able to. Medigap insurers can generally refuse coverage to applicants whose medical…...
Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1088+ words) Yet about 83% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, a data analysis by KFF Health News has found. The "dark money" group does not reveal…...
Higher health insurance premiums spark interest in religious cost-share ministries
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (278+ 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…...
Moffitt will be out of network for Humana Medicare Advantage PPO plans
3+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) Effective July 1, Moffitt Cancer Center will be out of network for Humana's Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO plans, the Tampa-based facility announced this month. The change comes seven months after Aetna's Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO plans dropped Moffitt from…...
Higher ACA premiums squeeze Florida's 'working stiff' as enrollment numbers plunge
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ 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....
Florida leads the nation in ACA enrollment decreases as costs spike
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (354+ words) The preliminary numbers are in, and Florida saw the most people of any state stop getting their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. More than 260,000 fewer Floridians now get their health coverage through the ACA, according to data released…...
Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. What will ACA increases mean?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (70+ words) Millions of Texans could be at risk. Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. What will ACA increases mean? With premiums for Affordable Care Act plans expected to increase in 2026, healthcare experts and advocates warn the situation could get…...
States work to lower ACA costs
3+ mon, 17+ hour ago (71+ words) Affordable Care Act premiums shot up after Republicans in Congress allowed tax credits to expire. States work to lower ACA costs Some states are trying to lower the costs of health care premiums for people who buy insurance on the…...
Florida House panel advances a new health insurance exchange program
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) Amid widespread national debate about making changes in the health care system, a Florida House panel has backed a proposal that would create a state program offering an online exchange for buying individual health insurance. The program would be tied…...
Floridians face 'impossible choices' as ACA premiums skyrocket
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (737+ words) Some Floridians are starting to learn how much more they'll soon be expected to pay for health insurance if Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end of this year. Those "enhanced premium tax credits" make monthly health care…...