A new study shows 137,800 low-income Mississippians fall into a health insurance “coverage gap.” They’re currently uninsured. They earn too much to enroll in Medicaid but too little to qualify for government subsidies that would reduce their cost of buying …
Maine’s Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa and Gov. Paul R. LePage are warning the public about scams related to the federal health reform law (ACA). Officials say various schemes have been reported throughout the country to take advantage of consumers’ uncertainty …
Vermont will become the third state to offer voter registration through its health insurance marketplace later this year. Secretary of State Jim Condos said Monday that he has designated Vermont Health Connect as a voter registration agency. That means Vermonters …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its healthcare industry options with an increased appetite and capabilities for the rapidly growing areas of the healthcare industry, including allied healthcare centers and home healthcare and medical equipment. The company also will …
North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is publicly calling for an apology from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services Secretary over a remark in which the health official allegedly held Commissioner Goodwin responsible for the state’s rejection of …
Zurich North America Commercial’s Programs & Direct Markets business has entered into an agreement with Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon plc to offer coverage to non-profit long-term care organizations. The program will be available …
A prosthetics industry group has pledged to provide artificial limbs at no cost to Boston bombing victims who may require prosthetics in the future but lack sufficient insurance coverage. The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association said it is working with …
Few states spend as much on health care as West Virginia, but you wouldn’t know it from the results. That has a new study urging major changes, both for health services generally and the government agency that helps to provide …
The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users. The policy starts in July at a system that includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants must be tobacco free for six …
New York has started recruiting insurance companies to provide coverage through the New York Health Benefit Exchange created under national health care reforms. The exchange says that plans must provide comprehensive health insurance coverage, follow limits on out-of-pocket expenses and …
