Health Insurance – Page 32 – Healthy Skeptic

Dec 20 2010

The Hill

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Highly anticipated regulations defining what constitutes “unreasonable” health insurance premium increases are expected any day now that federal regulators

Dec 20 2010

MGMA Survey on Payer Performance

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The Medical Group Management Association does an annual survey of how its members view various payers. In general, Medicare is viewed most favorably but its payment system is viewed as…

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Dec 17 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Under a little-known provision of the health overhaul law, insurers will be required to provide their benefits information on a standardized chart using the same plain English terms as other companies

Dec 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Insurance companies could tap into a potential $40 billion market globally by tailoring products for lower-income earners in emerging markets who cannot afford traditional insurance

Dec 13 2010

The Hill

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Health insurers offering so-called “mini med” plans must notify customers in plain language and within 60 days that their insurance plans offer extremely limited benefits

Dec 10 2010

Fox News

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The Obama administration has allowed 222 employers, insurers and unions to opt out of a key mandate in the new health care law – a number that has grown exponentially in the past two months.

Dec 10 2010

Kaiser Health News

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At least 1.5 million people will soon receive notices from employers or insurers that their health plans fall short of meeting a key standard in the new health overhaul law – and by how much.

Dec 09 2010

NPR.org

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Stripped-Down Health Plans Must Disclose Limitations To Consumers

Dec 09 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Five of the nation’s largest health insurance companies are taking a key step toward building their own inside-the-Beltway coalition to influence implementation of the new health law and congressional efforts to change it.

Dec 07 2010

Kaiser Family Foundation

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

KFF: States with prior approval authority over rates appear to be better positioned to negotiate reductions in rate requests filed by carriers

Dec 07 2010

EBRI Report on Consumer Engagement

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EBRI released results of its sixth annual survey on consumer engagement in health care, finding a steady increase in CDHP enrollment and continued trends of more cost-conscious and wellness-oriented behaviors…

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Dec 06 2010

Fiscal Times

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Health Insurance Brokers Fight for Their Future

Dec 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Family health insurance premiums for employer-sponsored plans rose 41% between 2003 and 2009, according to a study by The Commonwealth Fund

Dec 03 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Is it essential that health insurance protect people from the worst-case scenario? That’s the heart of the debate over limited-benefit, or so-called mini-med plans

Dec 02 2010

New York Times

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Opponents Take Aim at Limited Health Plans

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