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Why Health Insurance Industry Consolidation Is Bad For Your Health
Why Health Insurance Industry Consolidation Is Bad For Your Health
Jose Luis Pelaez IncYou undoubtedly have heard that some of the country's biggest health insurers have decided to leave several Obamacare markets, which means that tens of thousands of us will be affected next year.You probably haven't heard -- at least not lately -- that some of the biggest health insurers are moving full steam ahead to merge with each other, which means that tens of millions of us -- yes, millions -- will be affected next year.And not in a good way.
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6.2% Average Health Insurance Increase for Federal Employees
6.2% Average Health Insurance Increase for Federal Employees
The average rate under the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHB) will be going up by 4.4% for 2017 according to a press release from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).OPM writes that The FEHB rate increase is below projected increases for the national large group market.Here is a link to the FedSmith database for the 2017 health insurance rates.
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Merger Suit Led Aetna to Drop out of Health Insurance Exchanges
Merger Suit Led Aetna to Drop out of Health Insurance Exchanges
The national health payer Aetna may have chosen to reduce its participation in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges due to the Department of Justice's decision to pursue a lawsuit against the merger between Aetna and Humana.Controversy surrounds Aetna's decision to pull out of the health insurance exchanges with many believing that Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini saw it as a way to pressure the DOJ to end their lawsuit.The biggest issue with Aetna dropping out of a number of health insurance exchanges is the fact that it would decrease competition and strip healthcare coverage away from low-income consumers.
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