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...

For Auto Liability Coverage to Attach to ‘Borrowed’ Vehicle…

For Auto Liability Coverage to Attach to ‘Borrowed’ Vehicle, Transaction Must Satisfy Commonsense Meaning of That Term In an insurance dispute spanning two states, and applying Kentucky law, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals,...

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...

Obama Rips The Senate GOP Health Care Bill

“The Senate bill, unveiled today, is not a health care bill.” In terms sharper than anything else he’s offered in his post-presidency, Barack Obama lashed into Senate Republicans on Thursday for pushing a health care...

Premium Increases Become Sticking Point for U.S. Auto Insurance

According to the study, the number of customers receiving an annual rate increase of more than $200 per vehicle has more than doubled during the past four years. This has had a considerable negative...

2018 Health insurance rates requests up 22%

State officials say that health insurers have proposed rate changes for next year that have an average increase of about 22.3 percent. The insurance commissioner’s office said Monday that 11 health insurers filed 71 health...

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