People who are healthier and younger are more likely to forego buying ACA health plans as they weigh rising premiums against other lifestyle expenses, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said at Bloomberg's The Year Ahead Summit in New York.
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HHS said premiums for the second lowest cost individual ACA plan will jump by an average 25 percent in 39 states served by HealthCare.gov, according to federal data.
The number of health insurers selling individual plans on 2017 ACA marketplaces will total 228, a decrease of 73 from last year, according to recently released HHS data.
Monthly premiums will rise by an average 25 percent for 2017 individual plans sold on HealthCare.gov, HHS data revealed Oct. 24.
The National Labor Relations Board has ordered Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services to pay an estimated $6.5 million in lost wages to 500 employees at Encino (Calif.) Medical Center and Garden Grove (Calif.) Medical Center after refusing to issue the…
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Premium rates for individual health plans sold on Maryland's ACA exchange will jump between 18 percent and about 30 percent on average for 2017.
DaVita HealthCare Partners contacted Medicaid-eligible dialysis patients with private insurance enrollment information. The organization says the information was meant to educate patients, while a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch raised questions about the company's motivations.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled guidelines for a pay ratio disclosure rule under the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires publicly traded companies to calculate pay ratios that compare executive compensation to the median compensation of all other employees, according…
In light of the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage, some Missouri employers are dropping health coverage for their employees' domestic partners, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Most patients don't think orthopedic surgeons are overpaid, but when informed of Medicare reimbursement rates, many found them to be too low and said they would be willing to pay more out-of-pocket costs, according to a study of patient perceptions…