Tag: Insurance Industry

Obamacare enrollees get to choose from fewer doctors and hospitals than typical health insurance plans.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Obamacare plans have 34 percent fewer doctors, hospitals

Robert King · July 15, 2015 2:48 pm

Aetna and Humana, two insurance giants, announced Friday they plan to merge "in the wake of the federal Affordable Care Act and other changes in the healthcare industry." (AP photos)

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Obamacare’s fruit: Insurers merge, premiums rise

Timothy P. Carney · July 6, 2015 5:26 pm

Premium hikes spark new front in Obamacare war

Robert King · July 6, 2015 4:01 am

Nearly two in three Americans who bought subsidized health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges this year had to pay some of the federal dollars back. (Getty Images)

Massive health insurance hikes hit Oregon

Robert King · July 4, 2015 3:06 pm

Obamacare's tax credits have been upheld, but if younger and higher-income people don't start enrolling in the health exchanges it may not matter, experts say.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Poll: More employers say Obamacare ruling helps business

Robert King · July 2, 2015 2:43 pm

A MetLife sign is seen Jan. 31, 2005 in New York City.Â MetLife asked a court on Monday to force federal regulators to hand over 500 pages of documents related to the decision to declare the company a potential threat to the financial system and regulate it as a bank.Â (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

MetLife wants regulators to hand over documents saying it’s a threat

Joseph Lawler · June 29, 2015 8:28 pm

Obamacare's tax credits have been upheld, but if younger and higher-income people don't start enrolling in the health exchanges it may not matter, experts say.Â (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Obamacare suffers from enrollment problems: Experts

Robert King · June 25, 2015 3:32 pm

House GOP hauled three state insurance officials before Congress on Wednesday to drill them on how Obamacare is affecting health plans. (AP Photo)

Republicans drill down on Obamacare premiums

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 24, 2015 7:23 pm

Dozens of House Democrats are pushing for a change to federal law so pregnant women can immediately sign up for health insurance under Obamacare, or through their government or corporate employer. (iStock Photo)

Dems demand special Obamacare enrollment period for pregnant women

Pete Kasperowicz · June 24, 2015 2:10 pm

A doctor speaks with a patient.

Mega-insurers could cost consumers

Robert King · June 24, 2015 4:01 am

More than 11 percent of Americans still lack health coverage under Obamacare. (AP Photo)

Uninsured rate falls to 11.5 percent

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 23, 2015 7:07 pm

The Obama administration has approved three more states to run their own Obamacare insurance exchanges. (AP Photo)

Three more states to run their Obamacare exchanges

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 16, 2015 1:50 pm