Tag: Insurance Industry

Sanders: ‘We will raise taxes, yes we will’

Ariel Cohen · January 26, 2016 3:46 am

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services routinely underpays insurers that offer Medicare Advantage plans for the cost of treating people with multiple chronic conditions. (AP Photo/Evan Lewis)

Insurers getting underpaid by Medicare

Robert King · January 22, 2016 4:07 pm

In this Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 photo, a laptop shows the healthcare.gov website during an Affordable Care Act enrollment event at the Fort Worth Public Library in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Obamacare cracks down on year-round signups

Robert King · January 19, 2016 10:59 pm

A writer at the liberalÂ Mother JonesÂ defended Obamacare by pointing out that UnitedHealth is fighting to save the law. (AP Photo)Â

UnitedHealth lost $720 million last year in Obamacare

Robert King · January 19, 2016 4:10 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday released his plan that turns Medicare into a federally run, single-payer program that eliminates private health insurance, using a combination of income and payroll tax increases to generate $14 trillion over a decade to fund it. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sanders reignites fight over single-payer healthcare

Robert King · January 19, 2016 5:01 am

"To start over again with a whole new debate is something that I think would set us back," she said. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Clinton says Sanders would set back Obamacare

Robert King · January 18, 2016 3:08 am

Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said, "We believe we have an obligation to stick it out and work with it until we know that it won't work. And I believe it is too early to give up on this process." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Aetna chief says insurer sticking with Obamacare

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 13, 2016 3:02 pm

The company cited regulators' attempt to label it a "systemically important financial institution." (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, file)

MetLife plans to sell off insurance business to ease regulatory pressure

Joseph Lawler · January 12, 2016 11:17 pm

President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law. (AP)

If it’s free, you probably got what you paid for

Eric Peters · January 12, 2016 5:01 am

"We are taking steps to move from a startup period to a more normal set of operating periods," said Slavitt. (AP File Photo)

Government to crack down on Obamacare delinquents

Robert King · January 12, 2016 2:46 am

Nearly 12 percent of Americans lacked coverage in the final quarter last year, according to Gallup. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee)

Uninsured rate remains steady in 2015

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 7, 2016 5:11 pm

The analysis shows that affordability concerns still exist despite Obamacare, which was created to help lower healthcare costs. (Bloomberg News/Daniel Acker)

Review: Cost is the main reason some parents don’t get insurance

Robert King · January 6, 2016 10:44 pm