Health Insurance News

• Your health insurance says, 'Claim denied.' How to fight back
  
  If your claim is denied, you have a right to appeal and ask your health insurer to take another look.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Obamacare enrollment hits record high after Biden makes post-Trump tweaks to health insurance program
  
  Experts noted that while former President Donald Trump tried to gut Obamacare, President Joe Biden has been a cheerleader for the health insurance law.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022.
• Centene vs. Anthem: Which is a Better-Positioned Stock?
  
  Centene (CNC) and Anthem (ANTM) are poised to grow in the prospering health insurance industry. On comparative evaluation, we try to discover which stock is more profitable, based on the fundamentals.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 28 Dec 2021.
• Neutralize Higher Health Insurance Premiums In 2022
  
  Buy These Health Providers to Counteract Bigger Health Insurance Premiums
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 28 Dec 2021.
• Family with health insurance gets $550,000 bill and was offered of $46,000 a MONTH for a year
  
  Bisi Bennett, 38, (pictured) of Orlando, Florida, gave birth to her first child in the family's Mitsubishi Outlander around midnight on November 12, 2020. She never imagined the bill she would receive next.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 22 Dec 2021.
• Woman with health insurance gets $550,000 bill after giving birth
  
  A Florida woman switched health insurance plans while her newborn was in intensive care, and she says that led to major confusion over billing.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 21 Dec 2021.
• Hospital billing error left woman on the hook for more than $550,000 despite having health insurance
  
  One woman was charged more than half a million dollars by a Florida hospital after giving birth, even though the hospital was in network for her health insurance. ...
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 21 Dec 2021.
• Softbank-Backed Mental Health Unicorn Cerebral Reneged On Salaries And Health Insurance For Hundreds Of Therapists
  
  The company, which raised $300 million at a $4.8 billion valuation this month, changed the status of more than 200 employees from salaried to hourly workers in August and made their health insurance contingent on quotas in 2022.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 16 Dec 2021.
• Deadline time for HealthCare.gov coverage that starts Jan. 1
  
  Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up at HealthCare.gov if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 15 Dec 2021.
• Omicron variant spreads faster but is less likely to cause severe infection, study finds
  
  The Omicron variant spreads more quickly than past versions of the coronavirus, yet it's less likely to cause severe illness, a new study from a South African health insurance company finds.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 14 Dec 2021.
• Massachusetts Legislature Proposes Banning Use Of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis To Inform Healthcare Coverage Decisions
  
  The US healthcare system rations based on a person's ability to pay, quality of health insurance, and health status. Allowing for clinical- and cost-effectiveness considerations to inform allocation decisions is less arbitrary. ...
  Forbes.  Friday, 3 Dec 2021.
• These Are The Biggest Healthcare Insurance And Managed Care Companies
  
  Healthcare insurance and managed care is a massive industry. It primarily includes companies offering basic health insurance products to individuals and companies and companies that help to reduce the ...
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021.
• 18 former NBA players, including 'Big Baby' Davis, charged in alleged $4 million health insurance fraud
  
  Eighteen former NBA players have been arrested and charged with defrauding the NBA's Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of $4 million.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 7 Oct 2021.
• Shannen Doherty talks fighting cancer, SAG-AFTRA's 'broken' healthcare system
  
  Doherty spoke to Variety about why it has been so important to her to keep acting and how difficult it's been to keep her SAG-AFTRA health insurance.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 6 Oct 2021.
• House Democrats advance plan for bigger Obamacare with subsidies for all
  
  House Democrats on Tuesday moved to make permanent a dramatic expansion of Obamacare that includes giving government subsidies for health insurance to the poor and wealthy alike. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 15 Sep 2021.

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