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Affordability
Health insurance costs a lot. What drives that cost, and who gets all that money? New requirements make sure more of your insurance dollar is spent on care, but that’s not the only cost driver.
Health Reform: Holding Insurance Companies Accountable, Getting A Better Deal On Your Coverage
The spiraling cost of health insurance is a huge concern for hardworking Americans and businesses, and the new national health reform law includes a key provision to make sure you get better value for your insurance dollars.
PDF Final health insurance label a good tool for consumers
This rule is a big step in helping consumers better understand and evaluate their insurance options
Bill to Bolster Insurance Companies Harms Consumers
The bill erodes tool for reigning in insurance companies and fighting rising costs
Holding health insurance companies accountable
Keeping your health insurance costs down is one of our top priorities. Which is why we’ve been working both publicly and behind the scenes to make sure insurance companies adhere to the new national health care law that says they can’t spend more than 20 percent of your premium on their overhead, marketing or CEO Continue Reading
HHS rules in favor of Texas consumers, insurance companies to rebate up to $160 million
In another major win for consumers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has denied Texas’ request to delay implementing part of the health reform law. The rule at issue, known as the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rule, requires that insurance companies spend at least 80 percent of their customers’ premium dollars on actual Continue Reading
CU urges Blue Shield of California to withdraw rate hike
Rate hike expected to force more than 30,000 Californians to drop Blue Shield coverage
Survey finds physicians unhappy with insurance companies
In more than 4700 physician remarks, the vitriol jumped off the page about physicians’ perceptions of unjustified denials of claims, needless preauthorization demands, and requests for documentation that seem designed to stall payment for as long as possible. Note: Introduction to article does not require subscription when accessed through Kaiser Health News. Print PDF
American employers are using more insurance plans with high deductibles
A new survey has shown that employers in the United States who are struggling to manage the increasing costs of healthcare insurance are broadening the use of plans with high deductibles to help to keep the monthly premiums at a more affordable level, since more of the burden of medical expenses is falling on the Continue Reading
Workers’ health premiums rose 63% in seven years, study shows
U.S. workers’ health insurance premiums rose 63 percent from 2003 to 2010 as employers shifted more of the burden of rising medical costs to individuals and families, according to a Commonwealth Fund study. Print PDF
Obama administration calls on health insurer to reduce rate hike
The Obama administration called on a health insurance company to reduce a planned rate increase in Pennsylvania, using a tool in the new healthcare law for the first time to pressure insurers to restrain rising premiums. Print PDF
