Republican Lawmakers Buy Health Insurance Stocks as Repeal Effort Moves Forward
Republican bill to slash much of the Affordable Care Act moved forward, Rep. Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican and member of Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership team, added a health insurance company to his portfolio.
An...
Trove “on-demand” insurance knocking on US door
App-based insurance platform Trov is finally nearing its much-heralded entrance into the United States market, with Japan and Canada also in its sights.
The online insurer essentially takes the agent out of the equation, allowing...
TrumpCare Trolls Head For The Hill
Apparently that’s easier than defending the Senate bill on its merits.
Republicans spent years promising that if they simply got control of the government, they would give people access to better, cheaper coverage by freeing...
How rising healthcare costs are impacting retirement planning
It’s hard enough getting employees to save for their retirement. It’s even harder to get them to think about how much they need to save for medical expenses in retirement.
“Most Americans don’t think about...
Insurance companies can’t function with short-term plans
The letter to the editor from Mary Priske of Coralville unknowingly brought up a fact that highlights the reason why the Affordable Care Act is having problems, why insurers are leaving the health...
The Trumpcare Fight Shows Mitch McConnell Knows…
His legacy now rests on repealing Obamacare.
Democrats are rejoicing. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) delayed this past week’s planned vote on the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare. But liberals should hold the champagne....
GOP touts lower premiums, but other insurance costs to rise
Republicans are touting lower premiums under their health care legislation, but that reflects insurance that would cover a smaller share of the cost of medical bills.
The fine print is getting lost in the translation.
Consumers...
Lots of Americans Prescribed Opioids, Insurance Survey Shows
More than one in five people insured by Blue Cross and Blue Shield were prescribed an opioid painkiller at least once in 2015, the insurance company reported Thursday.
And claims for opioid addiction and dependence...
GOP ObamaCare fight faces do-or-die procedural vote
Time is ticking away on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s hopes of passing ObamaCare repeal legislation before the July 4 recess.
A CBO score that found the legislation would leave 22 million more people without...
Will The Senate Pass Its Health Care Bill?
We’ve seen this movie before. Republicans, after a secretive drafting process, finally unveil a health care bill. But the initial reaction is tepid, with both moderate and conservative Republicans expressing “concerns” and demanding changes...