Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Obama: Political Gridlock Worsens Obamacare Woes
Oct 4 2016 // President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has “real problems” that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political polarization. “They’re eminently fixable problems in...
Harvard University Dining Hall Workers Prepare Strike Over Wages and Health Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // Harvard University dining hall workers are preparing to go on strike. The workers, represented by the Unite Here Local 26, say they’ll strike starting Wednesday if a new contract isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m....
More People Have Health Insurance in Oklahoma but Uninsured Rate Still High
Sep 16 2016 // A new federal study shows the number of Oklahomans without health insurance has fallen by 6 percent since 2010, but the state still has one of the highest percentages of uninsured residents in the country. The study...
Minnesotans on Employer Health Insurance Plans See Modest Rate Hikes
Sep 16 2016 // The majority of Minnesota residents aren’t experiencing the hefty health insurance rate hikes that shoppers who buy their coverage individually will see, according to data released by the federal government. More...
New York Regulators Announce Emergency Measure to Protect Some Health Insurers
Sep 16 2016 // New York’s Department of Financial Services has issued an emergency regulation intended to help the state’s health insurers deal with a federal requirement that puts some under sharp financial stress. The...
Employees Picking Up More of Health Costs
Sep 16 2016 // A growing number of U.S. workers are covered by health insurance that sticks them with a bigger share of the medical bill but also softens that blow by providing a special account to help with the expense. Companies are...
Midwest States See Gains in Health Insurance Coverage
Sep 15 2016 // Several Midwest states report significant drops in the number of residents without health insurance. New data shows nearly 200,000 Wisconsin residents gained some form of health insurance between 2013 and 2015. In...
Group Health Insurance Specialist Burgess Joins Higginbotham in Corpus Christi
Sep 14 2016 // Fort Worth-based insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham has hired employee benefit plan broker Robbi McAuliffe Burgess as an associate in Corpus Christi. Burgess joins the firm’s 12 local employee health...
XL Catlin Hires Agatep in New York
Sep 12 2016 // XL Catlin has hired Ronnell Agatep as global head of underwriting in its newly launched global retail accident and health insurance business. The firm’s new business aims to help corporate clients safeguard their...
Chinese Firms Enter Private Health Insurance Market for Growth Opportunities
Sep 8 2016 // Gaming firms, real-estate companies and drugmakers in China are chasing what they hope will be the country’s next hot commodity: private health insurance. At least 29 publicly traded Chinese companies have announced...
Connecticut’s 2017 Health Insurance Rates Expected to Rise
Sep 6 2016 // Tens of thousands of Connecticut health insurance consumers will still see double-digit increases in their 2017 rates, even though the state’s Department of Insurance has denied some rate requests filed by health...
New Hampshire Encourages Proper Coverage for College Students This Fall
Aug 31 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is advocating that families sending students to college get the right insurance coverage for their children. “We recommend that when college students and their families prepare...
Hospital Surgery Rates for Workers’ Compensation Vary Widely
Aug 30 2016 // Hospital rates for outpatient surgery paid by workers’ compensation vary significantly across states with states with fixed fee schedules having lower surgery costs for injured workers. Workers compensation costs for...
Chile’s Health Insurers Pushed to Brink of Collapse as Courts Prevent Rate Hikes
Aug 12 2016 // Chile’s private health insurers have a peculiar problem. Every time they try to raise their premiums, thousands of their clients take them to court to stop the increase — and win. Their inability to raise fees...
New York Regulator Has ‘Significant Concerns’ About Anthem-Cigna Merger
Aug 4 2016 // New York’s insurance regulator has “significant concerns” about Anthem Inc.’s proposed $48 billion acquisition of rival health insurer Cigna Corp. and will hold a hearing to address them before...
Premium Hikes of Up to 45% Sought by Illinois Health Insurers
Aug 3 2016 // Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers and made public on...
Zenefits Settles With Tennessee Over Unlicensed Health Insurance Sales
Jul 26 2016 // Zenefits reached its first settlement with a state government over its use of unlicensed health insurance brokers, an issue that prompted investigations in at least three other states and led its founding chief executive...
Texas Attorney: Information-Heavy Healthcare a Huge Target for Cyber Crime
Jul 25 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Healthcare organizations contain a wealth of personal information, making them them the number one target for cyber breaches, according to a Houston-based attorney who specializes in...
Health Insurers Could Go on Buying Spree If Big Mergers Blocked
Jul 25 2016 // The potential bust-up of two mega deals among America’s largest health insurance companies may have an unintended result – more mergers. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued to block Aetna...
Illinois Moves to Shut Down Health Insurance Co-Op
Jul 25 2016 // Illinois insurance regulators are seeking the rehabilitation of a failing health insurance co-op that the department previously attempted to rescue. Anne Melissa Dowling, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of...
