Last month, a global stock market sell-off sent the S&P 500 into dangerous waters, having analysts discussing potential bear market climates but stocks rallied this week and healthcare was leading the numbers following the midterm elections.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released an analysis today regarding the effects midterm...Arizona News
Anthem individual insurance plans bid goodbye to Affordable Care Act (ACA) markets across the nation to focus on the growth of its Medicare Advantage business, an experience more sweet than bitter; the insurance giant's third quarter profits were up 29 percent, year over year.
Enrollment in Anthem's insurance plans may have taken...Arizona News
As the midterm elections are right around the corner, healthcare is on the minds of many; politicians and voters alike. The news cycle this week is marred with a slew of "he said, she said" pieces, Republicans pointing condemning fingers at the policies of Democrats and vice versa. The question is not "why healthcare", however, but "what...Arizona News
Maricopa isn't the only county seeing more choice in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges this year; Pima County residents have their choice from three health plans, an abundance compared to last year's singular choice, Ambetter from Health Net.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) along with Bright Health will be joining...National News
A proposal to lift a prohibition on allowing companies to take advantage of health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) dating back to the Obama administration is slated to reshape employee-based healthcare.
Announced Tuesday, the expansion of HRAs would enable employers to use them to pay for health insurance premiums, allowing...National News
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along with the Department of the Treasury released revised guidance giving states more regulatory power with innovation waivers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The way CMS evaluates and accepts waivers regarding innovation for each state's individual market is...Arizona News
The personal information of approximately 75,000 people was breached last month after a government run healthcare sign-up system was hacked. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the news on Friday, Oct. 19 just a few weeks before the Affordable Care Act exchange opens up for open enrollment.
CMS administrator...National News
A final order was issued on Oct. 5 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay Montana Health Co-op over $1.2 million after a Sept. 4 ruling stating insurers are entitled to cost-sharing payments under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Judge Elaine Kaplan of the Court of Federal Claims sided with Montana Health...Arizona News
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Garcia sat down with Maria Polletta, Arizona Republic reporter, on Thursday for a live interview to help Arizonans gain better insight on Garcia's policies and what his administration would look like if voted into office.
Running up against Republican incumbent Gov. Doug Ducey, the...Arizona News
The pharmaceutical companies on Capitol Hill rarely get the short-end of the stick, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the industry is lobbying for a provision to block the increase of the percentage of drug costs they must cover under Medicare.
Lawmakers are now considering to add measures that would ease the burden of drug...Arizona News
The healthcare cost increases Americans have seen in the past few years in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual marketplace are coming to a halt as insurers get to know their risk pool.
Studies reveal premiums on the individual ACA exchange will experience less than a five percent increase, a slowdown considering in 2018...National News
A case filed in Washington, D.C. last week aims to stop the expansion of the Trump administration’s short-term insurance plans, claiming they will hurt the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Short-term insurance sneaks around ACA requirements and does not have protections like guarantee issue and community rating (ACA mandates); a...Arizona News
Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California joined the District of Columbia and 11 other states in a lawsuit to prevent the removal and diminishing of consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the sale of Association Health Plans (AHPs).
President Trump announced the policy June 19, claiming it would lower...National News
Ten Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to protect the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) provisions for patients with pre-existing condition.
Under this legislation, insurers serving the individual market would not be allowed to cherry pick healthy populations. They would be banned from denying coverage to people...National News
Four major U.S. cities are suing President Trump and his administration for deliberately attempting to ensure the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fails, thus violating the president's constitutional duty to execute laws faithfully under the Take Care Clause.
Representing 4.5 million Americans, the plaintiffs, Baltimore, Chicago,...Government
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law last week a bill that ensures Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits for residents of Hawaii.
The benefits protected include extending the coverage age to 26-years old, coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and prohibiting the determination of premiums or contributions by using...Arizona News
A federal appellate court ruled last week that the federal government does not have to pay health insurers billions of dollars owed.
These payments were built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as a way to offer insurers protection from gains or losses on an exchange that was uncharted territory for insurers, according to Fierce...
HR 2 is "To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes."
It is common for Congress to bury many topics in a "Must Pass" bill. In the 644 page Farm Bill there are items to change the elements of the Affordable Care...
Premiums for individual insurance rose 57 percent last year, blamed on Affordable Care Act regulations.
The law, Senate File 2349, will allow Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield to partner with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to sell a new type of health policy. The bill defines the new coverage as not technically being health...
A comprehensive look at non-ACA compliant products building on the article in The Hertel Report of March 13, 2018.
Crafted by a former attorney with the Montana Insurance Department, the analysis looks at background research and information on risks posed by alternative coverage options that do not comply with the Affordable Care...