Category Archives: health insurance plans for individuals

TN nonprofit won’t apply for federal ACA enrollment grant, cites ‘conflict of interest,’ other concerns
17 Jul
12:40

TN nonprofit won’t apply for federal ACA enrollment grant, cites ‘conflict of interest,’ other concerns

Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans — in part, because the Trump administration’s position on the ACA marketplace isn’t “in line with our mission.” The nonprofit previously used federal grant money for the Get Covered Tennessee Collaborative — last year, in the amount of […]

Health insurance rates could rise with freeze on insurer payments
17 Jul
12:18

Health insurance rates could rise with freeze on insurer payments

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan faces a $105 million payment cut based on the Trump administration’s announcement last week that it has frozen the program that transfers money from health insurers with healthy patients to those that have sicker and more expensive members. While bad news for the Blues, […]

Despite criticism over navigator funding cuts, experts expect little impact on health care enrollment
16 Jul
3:19

Despite criticism over navigator funding cuts, experts expect little impact on health care enrollment

The Trump administration’s decision last week to slash funding to nonprofit groups that help Americans buy individual health insurance coverage sparked outrage from advocates of the Affordable Care Act. Using words like “immoral” and “cold-hearted,” they saw it as the Republicans’ latest act of sabotage against the sweeping health law. […]

Small-group, individual rate proposals lowest in decade in Michigan
16 Jul
3:18

Small-group, individual rate proposals lowest in decade in Michigan

Average small group insurance rates are projected to drop by 0.2 percent for 2019, while individual market rates on the Obamacare exchange average only a 1.4 percent proposed rate increase, according to the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Despite uncertainty in the insurance markets because the Trump administration […]