Health insurance
Andrew Yang Has The Most Conservative Health Care Plan In The Democratic Primary
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has had unexpected staying power in the Democratic presidential primary thanks in part to the enthusiasm for his plan to provide every American with a basic income of $1,000 a month. But the boldness of his signature idea only serves to underscore the unambitiousness of the health care plan he released earlier …
Locals struggling to sign up for NY Marketplace health plans | Local
It’s time to sign up for health insurance. Easier said than done. New York is still paying agencies to provide in-person “navigators” to help people sign up for a NY Marketplace plan. While anyone can go to the website on their own and sign up, it’s so difficult that even young people comfortable with the …
Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson unexpectedly dies at age 60
Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente David A. Grogan | CNBC Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday, the health care giant announced. One of the nation’s leading health care executives, Tyson was 60. He rose through the ranks during a 30-year career at Kaiser to become CEO in 2013. Over …
Wood River assists residents with health plan enrollment; penalties return | Charlestown
HOPE VALLEY — Open health insurance enrollment for 2020 began on Nov. 1 and this year, Rhode Island, through the state health care exchange HealthSource RI, will require that all residents who are not eligible for Medicaid be covered. “HealthSource RI helps keep health care costs low while ensuring that Rhode Islanders have access to …
Blue Cross offering new individual health plan | Local Business News
People who buy individual health insurance already have an additional Affordable Care Act-compliant option this year, with the entry of Bright Health into Nebraska. Now they have an additional off-exchange option as well. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska this week introduced Armor Health, which the insurer bills as an alternative to ACA-compliant plans. …
GetInsured Successfully Upgrades Technology for Minnesota’s Health Insurance Exchange
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — GetInsured, a health insurance marketplace platforms provider, partnered with MNsure, Minnesota’s health insurance exchange, and Minnesota IT Services, to upgrade MNsure’s enrollment and back-end record-keeping functionality, as well as improve data transfers between MNsure and insurance carriers. The window to decide on health insurance in Minnesota will …
Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace helps you shop for coverage
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, a part of state government, on Friday launched a window shopping website for people who need insurance or to re-enroll in insurance. The site shows what plans are available in your area and estimates how much you are likely to pay for that plan, including whether you qualify …
Health calendar — Oct. 1 | Health
Living Well With Diabetes — begins 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, FMH Toll House Classroom, 501 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Peer-led, community-based intervention that helps individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes learn to manage and improve their health. Six sessions, continues on Thursdays through Nov. 7. RSVP. 240-566-4862 or www.fmh.org/livingwell. Transitioning to Medicare Part 1 — …
Maryland Individual Health Plan Premiums Drop – CBS Baltimore
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved an average rate decrease of about 10% for individual health insurance plans in the state’s health care exchange. The administration announced the rate drop Thursday for plans with an effective date of Jan. 1. Gov. Larry Hogan says it’s the second consecutive year individual insurance …
Health insurance bills for state employees rise | Political News
DES MOINES — State employees who enroll in the government’s 2020 health insurance plan will pay slightly higher monthly premiums under either the Iowa-based or national provider networks included in a recommendation approved Monday by the Iowa Executive Council. The renewed 2020 health contract with Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield calls for a 2.5 percent increase …
