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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

New rates for health insurance vary widely : unionleader





according to unionleader

New rates for health insurance vary widely

New rates for health insurance vary widely
New rates for health insurance vary widely
New rates for health insurance vary widelyProjected premium increases for the two largest providers of health insurance in New Hampshire range from 4.2 percent to nearly 10 percent for individual plans, according to preliminary rate information filed by insurance companies with the federal government.The final rates for 2017 are still not approved, but the data released late Monday night on healthcare.gov predicts relatively small increases for the state's two largest insurers, Anthem and Harvard Pilgrim, and much larger increases for Minuteman and Maine Community Health Options.One of the smallest increases reported was a 4.2 percent jump in premium for a Harvard Pilgrim HMO NH Network individual plan.


in addition fox61

Hearings on health insurance increase proposals being held Wednesday

Hearings on health insurance increase proposals being held Wednesday
Hearings on health insurance increase proposals being held Wednesday
HARTFORD — The Department of Insurance is scheduled to hold three hearings this week on the request by providers for double-digit rate increases.Anthem has requested an average 26.8 percent rate increase for individual plans offered on and off the state's health insurance exchange, Access Health CT. Anthem's plans cover 56,700 residents in the state.A hearing on that proposal is scheduled for Wednesday, beginning at 9 a.m.Two additional hearings are scheduled Thursday for rate increases requested by Connecticut based ConnectiCare and Aetna.


additionally reuters

BRIEF-Zhejiang DIAN Diagnostics gets approval to set up health insurance JV

BRIEF-Zhejiang DIAN Diagnostics gets approval to set up health insurance JV
BRIEF-Zhejiang DIAN Diagnostics gets approval to set up health insurance JV
Aug 3 Zhejiang DIAN Diagnostics Co Ltd* Says it and partners get regulatory approval to set up health insurance joint venture with registered capital at 500 million yuan ($75.43 million)Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2aQpWNMFurther company coverage: ($1 = 6.6289 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom)


moreover from triblive

Aetna joins health insurance rivals in questioning Obamacare

Aetna joins health insurance rivals in questioning Obamacare
Aetna joins health insurance rivals in questioning Obamacare
Aetna joins health insurance rivals in questioning ObamacareEmail Newsletters Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Aetna, facing more than $300 million in losses from Affordable Care Act health plans this year, may exit Obamacare markets in some states as challenges to the health care overhaul pile up.While the health insurer has yet to leave any states in which it sells Obamacare programs, Chief Executive Officer Mark Bertolini said Aetna is evaluating its participation by market and will start making decisions in coming weeks.


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