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Anthem To Penalize California Hospitals For Out-Of-Network Doctors
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (386+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Managers of'Anthem Blue Cross think that in-network hospitals in California should use in-network physicians to treat health plan participants. The Elevance Health subsidiary announced earlier this week that it…...
Dr. Oz Says Obamacare Enrollment May Be 'Too High"
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (979+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Although Obamacare sign-ups have fallen significantly this year over skyrocketing monthly premiums, Dr. Mehmet Oz believes enrollment is still too high. Oz, the Trump administration's top official overseeing the…...
‘Non-Network’ Health Plans See Opportunity In ACA Proposal
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (850+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. A proposal to remake the health insurance exchanges could open up a vast new market to emerging companies that sell health plans without provider networks. Cash-pay startups and reference-based…...
GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (294+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. GoodRx, a prescription savings platform, introduced GoodRx Employer Direct on Tuesday, an offering that allows employers to lower the cost of certain brand medications like GLP-1s. This comes as…...
Californians Are Staying Insured — But Settling For Health Coverage They May Not Use
1+ week, 2+ day ago (444+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Despite the loss of federal subsidies that lowered costs for millions, California's private health insurance marketplace held nearly steady this enrollment season. In all, 1.9 million Californians renewed their plan…...
Ascendiun CEO Paul Markovich Launches National Policy Reform Movement to Rebuild American Healthcare System That's "Worthy of Us All"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (228+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Ascendiun today announced the national launch of Worthy, a movement to rebuild the U.S. healthcare system so that it is affordable, transparent and truly worthy of every person it serves....
Insurance Groups Say Proposed Flat Medicare Advantage Rates Fail To Meet The Moment
1+ week, 2+ day ago (840+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The Trump administration has proposed flat rates in Medicare Advantage (MA) for 2027, and insurers argue in new commentary that those levels do not reflect the realities of the program....
New ACA Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1358+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The Trump administration's proposed new'rules'for Obamacare plans next year would shift more health care costs to Americans, with much higher deductibles that could lead to larger medical bills. Under…...
When It Comes to Health Insurance, Federal Dollars Support More Than ACA Plans
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1134+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Subsidies. Love "em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act"s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook....
Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage
3+ week, 2+ day ago (736+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. The changes come as affordability is a key concern for many Americans, some of whom are struggling to pay their ACA premiums since enhanced subsidies expired at the end…...