Clark County to save $1.2M with health insurance change : insurancenewsnet

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Clark County to save $1.2M with health insurance change

Clark County to save $1.2M with health insurance change

Sept. 24 -- Clark County will change its health care insurance provider to avoid a nearly $1.4 million increase next year, which should also lead to a smaller rate increase for about 750 county employees.The county will instead move to a self-funded insurance model, which could save the county about $1.2 million next year.It could cost up to $15.5 million with a maximum number of claims.


as well abqjournal

Report of back taxes owed surprises health insurance executives

Report of back taxes owed surprises health insurance executives

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........SANTA FE, N.M. — A headline-grabbing report released by the State Auditor's Office this week said that the five largest health insurance companies in New Mexico owe the state at least $193 million in taxes on premiums paid by customers.However, it is not clear whether any of the top five companies — Presbyterian Health Plan, Molina Healthcare Inc., UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico and Amerigroup — have been told they owe money.The report seemed to catch health insurance executives by surprise.


additionally triblive

Highmark sticks with federal health insurance marketplace despite challenges

Highmark sticks with federal health insurance marketplace despite challenges

Highmark sticks with federal health insurance marketplace despite challengesEmail Newsletters Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Highmark Inc. announced Friday that it will continue selling Affordable Care Act plans for 2017 despite continuing losses and a trend of major insurers abandoning the three-year-old marketplace.The insurer reported a loss of $68 million through June 30 for the marketplace plans, bringing its total losses from providing coverage under President Obama's signature health care law to more than $800 million since 2014.


not to mention nebraskaradionetwork

Blue Cross Blue Shield exits federal health insurance exchange (AUDIO)

Blue Cross Blue Shield exits federal health insurance exchange (AUDIO)

Nebraska's largest health insurance carrier will pull out of the federal health insurance exchange.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska CEO Steve Martin made the announcement Friday afternoon."Well, today we made the decision, that was very difficult, to exit the federal government's public health insurance marketplace," Martin says.