Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Penn. Gov. Wolf Seeks State Authority Over Health Insurance Marketplace
Jun 4 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Tuesday it has formally applied to take over the operation of Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace as the Democrat seeks a bulwark against the potential...
Health Insurers in Illinois, Michigan Seeking Rate Hikes for 2016
Jun 3 2015 // Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network, which sell medical insurance to more than half of Michigan residents who buy their own coverage under the federal health care law, are seeking 2016 premium increases that...
Small Businesses Bypassing Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange
May 27 2015 // Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is having a big problem with attracting small businesses. MNsure was originally expected to cover 155,000 people in small-group plans by next year. Enrollment was only 1,405...
Health Insurer CareFirst Says Cyberattack Stole Data of 1.1M Users
May 21 2015 // CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, which sells health insurance in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, said on Wednesday that a cyberattack compromised the data of 1.1 million current and former...
Survey: More Than 96% in Massachusetts Have Health Insurance
May 7 2015 // Massachusetts continues to the lead the nation in health care with more than 96 percent of residents reporting coverage despite lingering cost barriers. That’s according to a survey by The Center for Health...
Chief of Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange to Resign
May 5 2015 // MNsure’s chief executive is resigning to take another job, the health insurance exchange confirmed, paving the way for a third leadership shakeup at the beleaguered agency in less than two years. Scott Leitz was set...
Beating Up on Workers’ Comp: Grand Bargain Taking Jabs from Multiple Directions
May 4 2015 // The state-based workers’ compensation system has stayed on its feet for 100 years in part by being able to defend itself against blows and then counterpunch when necessary. It has shown an ability to reform to fit...
Assurant to Exit Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
Apr 30 2015 // New York-based specialty insurer Assurant, Inc. said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its employee benefits and health business segments, including the sale of each business. If it can’t sell its health...
Second Largest Georgia Hospital to Settle False Medicare Billing Charges for $20M
Apr 29 2015 // Federal prosecutors say a central Georgia hospital system has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to resolve allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. Authorities say the Medical Center of Central Georgia has...
Dismantle of Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange Fails in Senate
Apr 27 2015 // Governance of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange could be in for a change, but MNsure won’t go away entirely. The Democratic-led Minnesota Senate defeated GOP attempts to dismantle MNsure. Several...
Insurers’ Payments to Reduce Players’ Benefit from NFL Concussion Deal
Apr 27 2015 // Nearly a fifth of the National Football League settlement approved last week compensating former players with head injuries could go to their health insurers instead. As a result of federal laws and court rulings enabling...
Court Blocks Parts of Restrictive Missouri Healthcare Navigator Law
Apr 20 2015 // An appeals court has ruled that Missouri can’t limit health insurance navigators’ ability to help people obtain insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. The 8th Circuit Court in St. Louis...
Missouri Lawsuit Targets Anthem Insurance Subsidiaries
Apr 15 2015 // A Missouri lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses three insurance subsidiaries of failing to safeguard sensitive consumer data from hackers who recently breached health insurer Anthem Inc.’s computer networks. A...
Court Blocks Parts of Restrictive Missouri Health Care Navigator Law
Apr 13 2015 // An appeals court has ruled that Missouri can’t limit health insurance navigators’ ability to help people obtain insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law — a ruling that advocates say...
Connecticut Fee Schedule for Hospitals, ASCs Takes Effect
Apr 10 2015 // Connecticut’s Medicare-based fee schedule for workers’ compensation involving hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services went into effect April 1. Previously, there...
Supreme Court Turns Down ‘Death Panel’ Challenge
Mar 30 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that took aim at a bureaucratic board labeled by some Republicans as a “death panel” because it...
Four Health Insurers Fined $280K in Maryland
Mar 23 2015 // Four health insurance companies paid a combined $280,000 in fines to the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) for selling unapproved health insurance plans to college students in Maryland, regulators announced on March...
Insurers, Drugmakers Tussle Over Drug Copay Caps
Mar 13 2015 // The battle over soaring U.S. drug prices is heading for the states. With the price of some treatments topping $100,000, patient groups are pushing for state laws to make sure insurers cover most of the costs. Their...
4 Health Insurers Fined $280K in Md. for Selling Unapproved Student Plans
Mar 10 2015 // Four health insurance companies paid a combined $280,000 in fines to the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) for selling unapproved health insurance plans to college students in Maryland, regulators announced last...
Affordable Care Act Cost Estimate Drops Due to Lower Subsidies, Enrollment
Mar 10 2015 // U.S. Congressional forecasters on Monday once again cut their estimate of Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage costs, citing unexpectedly less spending on premium subsidies and lower enrollment rates through...
