Health Insurance News

• Health insurance inflation hits highest point in 5 years
  Health insurance price inflation increased more in April than it has in at least five years, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' unadjusted monthly consumer price index data.
  Modern Healthcare.  Friday, 17 May 2019.
• Will Washington State's New 'Public Option' Plan Reduce Heath Care Costs?
  Washington passed a law this week to create a new kind of public health insurance. It could inspire other states to try such a plan, but consumers might be in for a reality check.
  NPR.  Thursday, 16 May 2019.
• People should be able to get health care without going bankrupt, GoodRx co-CEO says
  Most Americans could go bankrupt if their health insurance won't cover high pharmaceutical prices, co-CEO Doug Hirsch says.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 15 May 2019.
• California governor wants to help more buy health insurance
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to become the first state to offer subsidies of about $100 a month to help people who earn as much as 600% of the federal poverty level pay for their insurance plans.
  Modern Healthcare.  Wednesday, 15 May 2019.
• Maryland gov signs 1st-in-nation measure to help uninsured
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a first-in-the-nation measure to help people without health insurance find out if they qualify for free or low-cost insurance after they file their taxes
  ABC News.  Monday, 13 May 2019.
• Washington to offer first 'public option' insurance in US
  Washington set to offer a universally available public health insurance option.
  ABC News.  Monday, 13 May 2019.
• Joe Biden says US has 'obligation' to provide health care to all migrants
  Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel, professor of medicine at the NYU Langone Medical Center, claims Biden is making a political gesture, noting health care is not the same as health insurance.
  Yahoo.  Friday, 10 May 2019.
• Teacher billed $109,000 for heart attack despite having health insurance addresses Congress
  Drew Calver, 44, a high school history teacher from Austin, Texas, suffered a heart attack in April 2017. He went to a hospital out-of-network and was billed $108,951.31 weeks later.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 10 May 2019.
• Sanders Campaign, Workers Ratify Union Contract
  The campaign says this is the first union contract for a presidential campaign, providing full health insurance premiums and limits on work hours for some campaign employees.
  NPR.  Wednesday, 8 May 2019.
• Uber Eats announces insurance for bike couriers in Ontario
  Bike couriers for Uber Eats in Ontario will now be covered by two types of accident and health insurance, according to documents obtained by the CBC.
  CBC News.  Friday, 3 May 2019.
• Health insurance deductibles soar, leaving Americans with unaffordable bills
  Soaring deductibles and medical bills are pushing millions of American families to the breaking point, fueling an affordability crisis that is pulling in middle-class households with health insurance as well as the poor and uninsured. ...
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 2 May 2019.
• About this project
  This project draws on an extensive review of surveys and studies of health insurance in the U.S., original polling and interviews with scores of doctors, business leaders, researchers and Americans who have high-deductible health plans. ...
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 1 May 2019.
• CVS Health crushes first-quarter expectations, raises full-year forecast
  CVS Health says its newly acquired health insurance business boosted results and its pharmacies filled more expensive prescription drugs.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 1 May 2019.
• 'A great thing': London mother with cancer gets OHIP coverage
  A mother returning to London, Ont., from Sweden to be with her family as she fights cancer has been given immediate coverage in Ontario's health insurance plan (OHIP), CBC News has learned.
  CBC News.  Monday, 29 Apr 2019.
• Public health care option clears Washington Legislature
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A plan to create a public health insurance option in Washington cleared the state Legislature Saturday evening, and it is heading to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 27 Apr 2019.

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