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Buyer Beware: When Religion, Politics, Health Care and Money Collide
When David Martinez switched jobs, he was suddenly without health insurance for the first time in his life. For months, the businessman searched for an affordable plan until a broker steered him to a Georgia company promising comprehensive coverage for about one-third of the cost of other plans.
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AHIP19: Insurers Acknowledge Heightened Cost Pressures (Healthcare Dive)
The nation’s insurance industry faces another pivotal chapter as it confronts mounting consumer frustration over costs and scrutiny from lawmakers — not to mention calls for “Medicare for All” from many 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.
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EDITORIAL: State Should Move to Operate Health Care Exchange (PA Observer-Reporter)
The old saw has it that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, but supporters of the Affordable Care Act have reason to feel increasingly confident about its durability.
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A Trio of Trump Rules Will Remake U.S. Health Insurance Markets (Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump’s attempt to transform American health insurance is almost complete.
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Florida Company Sued Over Sales of Skimpy Health Plans (New York Times)
One Ohio resident paid $240 a month for health insurance that she later learned didn’t cover her knee replacement. Saddled with $48,000 in medical bills, she decided not to get the other knee replaced.
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As Sharing Health-Care Costs Takes Off, States Warn: It Isn’t Insurance (Wall Street Journal)
Religious organizations where members help pay each other’s medical bills have grown from niche insurance alternatives to operations bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars, an increase that is also driving more consumer complaints and state scrutiny.
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What States Mean by a ‘Public Option’ (Stateline)
When Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee last month signed a law creating a new health plan alternative for Washington state residents, many accounts proclaimed Washington to be the first state with a “public option.”
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Dropped From Health Insurance Without Warning: Was It Legal? (Kaiser Health News)
Caitlin and Corey Gaffer know they made a mistake. Anyone could have done the same thing, the Minneapolis couple says. Still, they can’t believe it cost them their health insurance coverage just as Caitlin was in the middle of pregnancy with their first child.
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Pennsylvania Moves to Take Over Health Insurance Exchange (Associated Press)
Pennsylvania is moving to take over the online health insurance exchange that’s been operated by the federal government since 2014, saying it can cut health insurance costs for the hundreds of thousands who buy the individual Affordable Care Act policies.
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Trump Offered States Obamacare ‘Relief.’ They Don’t Want It. (Governing)
States have been leading the charge to improve Obamacare and lower health premiums, but the Trump administration has found their limits.
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