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Friday, July 29, 2016

Obamacare questions lead web insurance broker GoHealth to employer health market : cnbc





As it stated in cnbc

Obamacare questions lead web insurance broker GoHealth to employer health market

Obamacare questions lead web insurance broker GoHealth to employer health market
Obamacare questions lead web insurance broker GoHealth to employer health market
GoHealth's business to date has been helped by implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which in 2014 required most people to have some form of health coverage or be subject to a tax penalty.That so-called individual mandate led to big increases in the number of people who purchased health plans from either from government-run exchanges, or places such as GoHealth, other web brokers, traditional brokers and insurance companies themselves.The ACA also required large employers to offer affordable health coverage to workers or pay a potentially hefty fine.


by the same token on newbostonpost

Trends report offers snapshot of Mass. health insurance

Trends report offers snapshot of Mass. health insurance
Trends report offers snapshot of Mass. health insurance
Trends report offers snapshot of Mass.health insurancePrinted from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/07/29/trends-report-offers-snapshot-of-mass-health-insurance/(Screenshot)MassHealth and Medicare each provided primary health insurance coverage for more than 1 million Massachusetts residents from December 2013 to March 2016, while around 4 million Bay Staters were covered by private commercial insurance, according to a new report from a state agency.More than 160,000 of those covered by commercial insurance received subsidies, according to the July 2016 Enrollment Trends report from the Center for Health Information and Analysis.


besides behavioral

N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services issues guidance on health insurance parity

N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services issues guidance on health insurance parity
N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services issues guidance on health insurance parity
Health insurers in New York have been put on notice by the state's Department of Financial Services: Do not discriminate against individuals facing mental health and/or substance use disorders.The Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a letter of guidance on parity on Wednesday, informing insurers of their responsibility to provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorders as for medical or surgical care."This administration will have zero tolerance for insurance companies that seek to shirk their obligations to provide coverage for substance abuse and mental health treatment," Gov.


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