Tag: Insurance Industry

"Because of the broken Obamacare system, Hoosiers continue to face rising premiums and limited choices rather than reliable, affordable healthcare," Dan Coats said. (AP Photo)

Indiana loses Obamacare insurer

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 27, 2016 3:42 pm

President Obama would veto a House bill that would exempt people from penalties if they purchased health insurance through Obamacare co-ops, the White House said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama would veto bill ending some Obamacare penalties

Susan Crabtree · September 27, 2016 1:53 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it would not offer Obamacare plans in 2017 in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. (AP Photo)

Blue Cross pulls out of Tenn. Obamacare markets

Robert King · September 26, 2016 4:14 pm

The Affordable Care Act doesn't provide a government-run health plan, an idea Congress rejected when it passed the law in 2010, but it does provide a way for states to offer their own.

A growing number of states are exploring public health plans

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 26, 2016 4:01 am

Senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., (above) and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote on Friday that Aetna's answers to their initial query on Sept. 8 were insufficient. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dems press Aetna on Obamacare departure

Robert King · September 23, 2016 10:30 pm

Blue Cross Blue Shield is pulling out, leaving two insurers to sell plans there next year. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Nebraska loses Obamacare insurer

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 23, 2016 8:16 pm

Premiums for the popular Medicare Advantage program will drop slightly in 2017. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Medicare Advantage rates to drop slightly

Robert King · September 22, 2016 5:52 pm

Obamacare Website Admits It Just Recently Started Asking Insurers Which Docs They Covered

Jeryl Bier · September 20, 2016 1:19 pm

While a public option is a political non-starter among Republicans, who want to scale back government involvement in healthcare, Democrats increasingly see it as their solution to the dwindling choices available in the marketplaces.

Liberal forces push for public option as insurers bail out of Obamacare

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 17, 2016 4:01 am

The bill offered Wednesday would waive a penalty for Obamacare customers finding a healthcare plan that is not on one of the law's exchanges, and would give people that option for a year. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

GOP offers cure for failing Obamacare exchanges

Robert King · September 14, 2016 8:37 pm

Family health premiums rose an average of 3 percent to $18,142 this year, with workers contributing $5,277. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Increases not as steep this year for family health plans

Robert King · September 14, 2016 4:12 pm

A Republican lawmaker charged that the Obama administration is trying to circumvent Congress to bail out failing Obamacare insurers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama bypassing Congress to bail out insurers, Republican charges

Robert King · September 14, 2016 3:25 pm