The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.
High-deductible plans jeopardize financial health of patients and rural hospitals
Rural residents are less likely to be covered by employer-sponsored plans and, therefore, more likely to face high deductibles than their urban counterparts.
Obamacare back at the high court — with billions for insurers on the line
More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation’s health insurers Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears another Affordable Care Act case.
New rule may greatly expand HRA usage
While the finalized regulation makes health reimbursement arrangements more accessible, employers should still continue to boost healthcare literacy, experts say.
New health plans expose the insured to more risk
New types of insurance plans are sprouting up as clients face rising healthcare costs.
New health plans expose the insured to more risk
New types of insurance plans are sprouting up as clients face rising healthcare costs.
In health insurance wastelands, rosier options crop up for 2019
Across all 50 states, premiums for the average “benchmark” silver plan, which the government uses to set subsidies, are dropping nearly 1%.
Alphabet makes a $375 million bet on Obamacare startup Oscar
Oscar plans to use the funds to help fuel its entrance into the lucrative market for privately administered health-insurance plans for seniors.
The HSA opportunity clients miss
The right health insurance is all that’s needed to use this triple-tax advantaged savings account.
Obamacare fix said to be prepared after risk payments halted
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in the ACA.
Part-time workers may be the key to ACA exchange rebirth
In an effort to bring insurance carriers back to ACA exchanges, the U.S. government is increasing funding to insurers, which could spur brokers to recommend the exchanges to clients.
