Health Insurance News

• Measuring inflation can be tricky and quirky. Here are 3 examples
  
  Inflation readings in consumer price index categories such as housing, health insurance and technology don't always jibe with consumers' reality.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• Democratic lawmakers press Newsom to spend millions from health insurance fines
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom is under pressure from allies to begin spending money on healthcare that the state raised by fining Californians who forgo health insurance.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• 4 Accident & Health Insurers to Watch as Exposure Increases
  
  Higher claims frequency leading to upward pricing pressure coupled with the adoption of technology is likely to boost the performance of the Zacks Accident and Health Insurance industry players like AFL, UNM, EIG and AMSF.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 25 May 2023.
• NHS woes boost Aviva health insurance arm as demand for private healthcare soars
  
  In the past year, the NHS has been hit by staff shortages, record waiting lists and strikes by nurses, junior doctors and ambulance drivers.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
• NHS failures good business for UK's largest insurer as health insurance numbers rise
  
  Insurance firm Aviva has reported a 25% increase in the number of new health insurance policies taken out in the first three months of this year - as NHS lists lengthened and staff went on strike.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
• 3 Medical Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio
  
  Healthcare costs have been rising over the years, and the need for health insurance is paramount. Given the long-term growth prospects of the medical-health insurance industry, it could be ...
  Entrepreneur.  Thursday, 18 May 2023.
• Been denied a health insurance claim? Here's how to find what your insurer said to your doctor
  
  Insurance companies rarely advertise that it is possible to access files, which can be revelatory for patients who have had claims denied.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 16 May 2023.
• Why Undocumented Immigrants Struggle to Receive Organ Transplants
  
  A few states have expanded health insurance benefits to include organ transplants for undocumented immigrants. Some lawmakers hope New York will be next.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 16 May 2023.
• Georgia to take over health insurance market under new law
  
  Georgia's state government will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance under a law that Gov. Brian Kemp signed Tuesday.
  Washington Times.  Tuesday, 2 May 2023.
• Congress eyes work rules for millions covered by Medicaid
  
  More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid.
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 30 Apr 2023.
• Biden Will Expand Health Care Access for DACA Immigrants
  
  The DACA program has shielded hundreds of thousands of young adults from deportation, but they have not been able to access federal health insurance programs.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 13 Apr 2023.
• Biden says he's expanding health care access for immigrants brought to the US as children
  
  President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 13 Apr 2023.
• At least 17 members of Congress had sensitive info exposed in data breach
  
  The hack of the D.C. health insurance data system has triggered at least three probes and a federal civil lawsuit, CBS News has learned. Reports say it may have impacted more than 56,000 people overall.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023.
• Pear Therapeutics Looks For A Buyer As It Struggles To Get Paid For Prescription Apps
  
  The move underscores the main challenge facing companies developing software as medicine: getting insurers and government-sponsored health insurance programs to pay for it.
  Forbes.  Friday, 17 Mar 2023.
• Following "significant" breach, DC Health Link user data is sold on dark web
  
  DC Health Link is the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C., and is used by many White House staffers and their families.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 8 Mar 2023.

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