Tag: Insurance Industry

The House's passage offered no clues as to what the Trump administration might choose to do with the payments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, GOP face urgent decision on health insurer subsidies

Robert King · May 5, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called the House GOP's plan to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act a "cruel" way to cut insurance from many Americans. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP)

Elizabeth Warren on House GOP healthcare plan: ‘People will die’

Kyle Feldscher · May 4, 2017 6:23 pm

Insurers want merger hearings to be held this year, while the Justice Department wants them next year. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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Rough day for Obamacare as another insurer quits in Virginia

David Freddoso · May 3, 2017 8:56 pm

The company cited losses and uncertainty ahead. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Aetna to pull out of Virginia’s Obamacare exchange

Kimberly Leonard · May 3, 2017 7:36 pm

"Without swift action by the state or Congress to provide stability to Iowa's individual insurance market, Medica will not be able to serve the citizens of Iowa in the manner and breadth that we do today," the company said. "We are examining the potential of limited offerings, but our ability to stay in the Iowa insurance market in any capacity is in question at this point." (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

One of the last Iowa Obamacare insurers moves to exit

Kimberly Leonard · May 3, 2017 3:08 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy reads a letter from a constituent concerning healthcare. Voters are split on how the government should require coverage for pre-existing conditions. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Poll: Voters split on how to provide coverage for pre-existing conditions

Kimberly Leonard · May 3, 2017 2:42 pm

The CEO of Molina Healthcare has been ousted partly because of major losses in the Obamacare exchanges. (AP)

CEO out at top Obamacare insurer Molina Healthcare

Robert King · May 2, 2017 6:04 pm

Aetna received backlash from Obamacare supporters last year when it exited most of the exchanges in states it participated in, and the company's Chief Executive, Mark Bertolini, has said Obamacare is in a "death spiral." (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Aetna reports first quarter losses following merger fallout

Kimberly Leonard · May 2, 2017 2:41 pm

Insurers are working to repeal the health insurance tax, saying that costs will be shifted onto consumers in the form of higher premiums. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Insurers target Obamacare’s ‘premium tax’

Kimberly Leonard · May 1, 2017 4:01 am

Anthem doesn't seem to be hurting from the likely collapse of a deal. The insurer reported that its first-quarter revenue climbed by 10 percent to $22 billion. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Appeals court upholds rejection of insurance mega-merger

Robert King · April 28, 2017 4:00 pm

And in the time since, those who lost their insurance and their doctor have been able to appreciate how the law caused existing individual market customer's quality of coverage to deteriorate in terms of providers available. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Molina threatens to leave Obamacare exchanges

Kimberly Leonard · April 27, 2017 8:41 pm

Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-N.J., said that his amendment to the House GOP healthcare plan both protects the most vulnerable people who need insurance and helps bring down costs. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Architect of new House GOP healthcare bill says it strikes the right balance

Kyle Feldscher · April 27, 2017 12:45 pm