Tag: Insurance Industry

Attorney general's comments add to the uncertainty over whether insurers will continue to be reimbursed. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Insurer payments unconstitutional

Robert King · April 19, 2017 8:37 pm

We neglect to ask why our cell phones grow cheaper while our healthcare grows more expensive. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Should we repeal Obamacare?

Elliot Kaufman · April 18, 2017 9:24 pm

President Donald Trump , left, and Texas State Sen. Dawn Buckingham, right, listen as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Insurers press Trump administration for payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 18, 2017 7:19 pm

The insurers profiting in the marketplaces do a better job of selling to low-income people. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Report: Shopping experience for Obamacare exchanges improved

Kimberly Leonard · April 18, 2017 3:42 pm

UnitedHealth Group's first-quarter revenues exceeded forecasts after the company scaled back its participation in the Obamacare exchanges, according to the company's earnings report. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

UnitedHealth sees strong earnings after Obamacare pullout

Kimberly Leonard · April 18, 2017 12:58 pm

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Supreme Court rejects new Obamacare case

Robert King · April 17, 2017 3:30 pm

Democrats are calling Trump's bluff and raising him an appropriations bill. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump gambles big on Obamacare payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 17, 2017 4:01 am

The employer-sponsored healthcare system is not driving up the cost of care. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Myths vs. facts on employer-sponsored healthcare coverage

James Gelfand · April 14, 2017 11:00 pm

The rule is aimed at helping to stabilize the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Trump administration issues final rule for Obamacare exchanges

Kimberly Leonard · April 13, 2017 9:06 pm

The president said Republicans were "very, very close" to a deal on healthcare. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump may hold insurer payments to force Democrats’ hand

Kimberly Leonard · April 12, 2017 10:30 pm

If the funds aren't distributed, the groups warned in the letter, insurer participation in the exchanges would diminish, premiums would rise, consumers would pay more and providers would not be compensated for their care. (iStock photo)

Health groups band together on insurance payments

Kimberly Leonard · April 12, 2017 7:39 pm

The statement from Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Tom Price, comes as Obamacare insurers want to know whether the payments will continue into next year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

HHS pushes back over insurer payment reports

Robert King · April 11, 2017 9:01 pm