Brothers91 | E+ | Getty Images If you lack health insurance, it may not be as out of reach as you might think. An estimated 10 million individuals who are uninsured could qualify for financial help with private insurance through the public marketplace, according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Another 7 million could…
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Nov. 19—More than 8,000 Mainers have signed up for health insurance coverage for 2022 on the state’s new Health Insurance Marketplace since open enrollment began on Nov. 1. Through last Friday, 8,278 Mainers chose plans for health coverage through CoverME.gov. The figure includes 862 new enrollees as well as 7,416 returning customers. CoverME.gov enables a…
Payers, employers and other group health plan sponsors must report prescription drug and health coverage costs for consumers under a federal regulation published Wednesday. Plans and issuers must begin reporting information by Dec. 27, 2021 and submit their information each following year by June 1. However, the rule says enforcement actions won’t be taken against…
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Perla Rosalez, an unemployed grandmother in the Rio Grande Valley, stays awake at night worrying about getting sick and leaving the three grandchildren who are under her care. The 50-year-old rations both her medications and…
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Many of the 4-plus million people enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program are either retired civil servants, or the spouses or survivor annuitants of a former fed. Thanks to the federal benefits program, many retirees are at least as comfortable and financially secure as their private sector counterparts. But many aren’t, and…
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Protecting and strengthening Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a critical priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. Medicaid and CHIP provide essential health care coverage for over 80 million individuals and families, including low-income adults, over 40 percent of all children in the United States, older adults, and people with disabilities. Medicaid also…
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On a larger level, the severed contract between a hospital system and health insurer reflects tensions that have been growing nationally this year. Caption Shelly Azzopardi ran into a snag with her insurance when her insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and Wellstar Health System did not agree on a new contract. (Submitted photo) Credit: Submitted photo Credit: Submitted…
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This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, wellness programs, and employer practices. The 2021 survey included 1,686 interviews with non-federal public and private firms. Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $22,221 this year, up 4% from last…