All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2016 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a statement on Thursday in which he warns about the negative impact if president-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act are...
Nov 10 2016 // The election that saw Donald Trump win the presidency and the Republican Party retain control of both houses of congress will significantly increase the probability of the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act...
Oct 28 2016 // An eastern Tennessee-based skilled nursing home chain has reached a $145 million settlement that federal officials called the largest ever of its kind.The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Life...
Oct 20 2016 // State regulators say the cost of health insurance premiums will be going up sharply next year for residents who buy individual plans.The state Department of Insurance said Monday that insurance company rates, based on...
Oct 12 2016 // Canadian health benefit startup League Inc said on Wednesday it has teamed up with the insurance arm of backer Royal Bank of Canada as it expands into insurance, targeting the many small businesses offering no such...
Oct 4 2016 // President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has “real problems” that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political polarization.“They’re eminently fixable problems in...
Oct 3 2016 // Harvard University dining hall workers are preparing to go on strike.The workers, represented by the Unite Here Local 26, say they’ll strike starting Wednesday if a new contract isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m....
Sep 16 2016 // A new federal study shows the number of Oklahomans without health insurance has fallen by 6 percent since 2010, but the state still has one of the highest percentages of uninsured residents in the country. The study...
Sep 16 2016 // The majority of Minnesota residents aren’t experiencing the hefty health insurance rate hikes that shoppers who buy their coverage individually will see, according to data released by the federal government.More than...
Sep 16 2016 // New York’s Department of Financial Services has issued an emergency regulation intended to help the state’s health insurers deal with a federal requirement that puts some under sharp financial stress. The...
Sep 16 2016 // A growing number of U.S. workers are covered by health insurance that sticks them with a bigger share of the medical bill but also softens that blow by providing a special account to help with the expense.Companies are...
Sep 15 2016 // Several Midwest states report significant drops in the number of residents without health insurance.New data shows nearly 200,000 Wisconsin residents gained some form of health insurance between 2013 and 2015. In Illinois,...
Sep 14 2016 // Fort Worth-based insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham has hired employee benefit plan broker Robbi McAuliffe Burgess as an associate in Corpus Christi.Burgess joins the firm’s 12 local employee health...
Sep 12 2016 // XL Catlin has hired Ronnell Agatep as global head of underwriting in its newly launched global retail accident and health insurance business.The firm’s new business aims to help corporate clients safeguard their...
Sep 8 2016 // Gaming firms, real-estate companies and drugmakers in China are chasing what they hope will be the country’s next hot commodity: private health insurance.At least 29 publicly traded Chinese companies have announced...
Sep 6 2016 // Tens of thousands of Connecticut health insurance consumers will still see double-digit increases in their 2017 rates, even though the state’s Department of Insurance has denied some rate requests filed by health...
Aug 31 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is advocating that families sending students to college get the right insurance coverage for their children.“We recommend that when college students and their families prepare...
Aug 30 2016 // Hospital rates for outpatient surgery paid by workers’ compensation vary significantly across states with states with fixed fee schedules having lower surgery costs for injured workers.Workers compensation costs for...
Aug 12 2016 // Chile’s private health insurers have a peculiar problem. Every time they try to raise their premiums, thousands of their clients take them to court to stop the increase — and win. Their inability to raise fees...
Aug 4 2016 // New York’s insurance regulator has “significant concerns” about Anthem Inc.’s proposed $48 billion acquisition of rival health insurer Cigna Corp. and will hold a hearing to address them before...