Covered California: 98K Face Losing Coverage
September 9, 2014
About 98,000 California families must verify their immigration status by Sept. 30 or lose their health coverage, the state's insurance exchange announced Thursday. Read More
Health Care Spending Forecast To Increase Modestly In Next Decade
September 4, 2014
National health spending will increase modestly over the next decade, propelled in part by the gradual rebound of the U.S. economy and the growing ranks of Americans who became insured under the health law, government actuaries projected Wednesday. Read More
Las Vegas Chamber Shifts Health Insurance Strategy
September 4, 2014
The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce has a new battle plan in its fight to keep members insured. Mandates in the Affordable Care Act are forcing the chamber to surrender its group-health policies. Read More
No waiting period for state insurance signup
September 4, 2014
Things aren’t always as clear-cut as they seem. We’ve been advising consumers that they can’t buy plans through the state exchange until Nov. 15, unless they have a qualifying life event such as a relocation, birth or marriage. Read More
Bracing for New Challenges in Year 2 of Health Care Law
September 4, 2014
The first year of enrollment under the federal health care law was marred by the troubled start of HealthCare.gov, rampant confusion among consumers and a steep learning curve for insurers and government officials alike. Read More
Bill Linking Health Enrollment to Schools OK’d by Legislature, Sent to Governor
September 2, 2014
The Legislature this week gave its final approval to a bill designed to help families understand health care options and gain access to coverage when they enroll their children in school. Read More
Word & Brown alum to run PPACA exchange system
September 2, 2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has hired a public exchange manager with many years of experience in the commercial health insurance industry to oversee the public exchange system. Read More
Consumers Will Owe Uncle Sam If They Got Health Insurance Subsidies Mistakenly
September 2, 2014
Consumers getting government subsidies for health insurance who are later found ineligible for those payments will owe the government, but not necessarily the full amount, according to the Treasury Department. Read More
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones: The man who would be king
September 2, 2014
Health-care premiums in California have risen more than five times the rate of inflation over the last decade. Annual rate hikes for most employers have hit double digits. Read More
Will ObamaCare mean the end of employer-provided insurance?
September 2, 2014
President Obama's famous promise that "you can keep your plan and your doctor, no matter what" was not the only misleading argument he made for his health care plan. Read More