Seven mysteries of health insurance in the USA, and how to solve them

Whether you're being disenrolled from your parent's health plan or you've been on open enrollment for years, navigating health insurance terminology can be challenging. CNN has collected the biggest health insurance mysteries and explained how...

Obamacare Additional Registration Period Opens: What You Need to Know

Uninsured Americans looking to purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) have an additional three months to do so, thanks to an executive order signed by President Joe Biden last month, CNN reported. Obamacare Federal Exchange, healthcare.gov, again ...

Millions of Insured Americans Can't Cope with Medical Costs

When it comes to fears about high health care costs, having health insurance isn't always the answer, according to a study recently published in JAMA. The researchers found that despite the expansion of coverage associated with the Affordable Care Act ...

Obamacare registrations open for 2021, although court may overturn the program

Enrollment for 1 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) plans opened Nov. 2021—even as the Supreme Court is potentially poised to strike down the law at some point over the next year. What…

Insurers will disclose the cost of medical services to clients: Trump introduced a new rule

The administration of US President Donald Trump has introduced a new rule requiring insurers to inform consumers in advance of the actual prices for medical tests and procedures. The White House hopes that this will stimulate competition and lead to lower prices in the US medical services market. ...

ObamaCare 2021 Registration Opens Nov 1st: What You Need to Know

The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is changing, but prices for health insurance plans for 2021 remain stable, writes NPR. Faced with a pandemic, record unemployment and unknown future COVID-19 treatment costs, health insurers have responded by cutting rates in ...

In Illinois, elderly illegal immigrants will receive free medical insurance

Seniors in Illinois will soon receive state-funded health insurance, regardless of their immigration status as part of the first-in-country program, writes the Chicago Tribune. Ananias Ocampo, 76, learned that in December he will finally get access to health insurance ...

How to reduce the cost of health insurance in the USA and does it make sense

Health insurance is not getting cheaper - quite the contrary, notes CNBC. According to Clever, insurance costs have increased 1984% since 740. And employers are already reporting a 3-4,5% rise in insurance premiums for 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis. That's why...

The court ordered insurers and hospitals to publish prices for medical services

On Tuesday, June 23, the Trump administration won a court ruling upholding the US president's plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose actual prices for general examinations and procedures in order to maintain competition and reduce costs. Head of the Department of Health and Social ...

US health insurance: what to do now to save on medical services in 2020 year

Open enrollment for 1 health plans will begin on November 2019, 2020. Within a month and a half, Americans will be able to first or re-register or change an insurance plan on the Health Insurance Marketplace. According to health experts, in ...

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