Health Jun 15 Study projects health insurance premiums to rise in 2017 Next year’s premiums for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act could rise more than in past years in most markets and declines might be rare, according to a preliminary analysis of insurers' plans.
Health Apr 19 UnitedHealthcare to exit all but ‘handful’ of Obamacare markets UnitedHealthcare will operate only in a “handful” of health insurance exchanges in 2017, down from 34 states this year, company officials said Tuesday.
Health Apr 05 Here’s how the IRS could help more uninsured people The IRS doesn’t tell some tax filers that their low and moderate incomes likely mean their households qualify for Medicaid or subsidies, according to researchers.
Health Apr 04 This boutique-style health plan offers yoga and free doctor visits With little fanfare, UnitedHealthcare launched an independent subsidiary in January that offers unlimited free doctor visits and 24/7 access by phone. Every member gets a personal health coach. Mental health counseling is also provided, as are yoga and cooking classes,…
Health Sep 16 Vaccination rates for older adults falling short Three out of four Americans older than 60 don’t get a shingles vaccine, but that's not the only shot that public health officials are struggling to persuade older Americans to get.
Health Jul 29 Hospitals look to laborists to fill gaps left by on-call obstetricians Despite concerns about turning obstetrics into “shift” work similar to emergency physicians, the trend of employing laborists, hospitalists who handle births and obstetrical and gynecological emergencies, is growing as hospitals seek to improve patient safety and physicians increasingly recognize they…
Health Jul 21 7.5 million Americans paid fine for having no health insurance in 2014 About 7.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014 — the first year most Americans were required to have coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Internal Revenue Service says.
Health Apr 22 New warning to states: reject Medicaid expansion, risk losing federal funds Add Tennessee and Kansas to the list of states that have been warned by the Obama administration that failing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor.
Health Nov 17 Healthcare.gov is back for open enrollment. How’s it doing? “The vast majority of people coming to the site were able to get on and do what they were intending to do,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylva Burwell said Sunday on NBC’s Meet The Press, adding that 500,000 people…
Health Nov 05 Some gubernatorial wins make Medicaid expansion unlikely Tuesday’s re-election of Republican governors in closely contested races in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas dims the chances of Medicaid expansion in those states.