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Health News Florida sat down with Tony Jenkins, Central Florida regional market president for Florida Blue, to discuss what might happen if Obamacare changes. What happens to Florida Blue's rates if these cost sharing reductions go away under a new health care proposal? So without these in place, it really reduces the ability for a lot of individuals in the state to purchase health care insurance. With so much uncertainty about the future of health care right now, what went into determining the 2018 rates? There's a lot of uncertainty in the health care market right now.




June 20, 2017 - Medica has announced plans to stay in the Nebraska and Iowa health insurance exchanges for 2017. Only after conducting a statewide analysis did the payer decide to remain in the health insurance exchanges. On June 15, 2017, Medica filed rates with the Nebraska state insurance commission, becoming the only insurer in the state to do so. Both states are representative of the uncertainty surrounding some health insurance exchanges for 2018. Nebraska will offer a significantly shorter open enrollment period for the 2018 health insurance marketplaces, running from November 1, 2017 through December 15, 2017.

Trump Officials Overseeing Health Care Overhaul Previously Lobbied for Health Insurance Firms

Private health care interests, particularly health insurers, have worked closely with Republican leaders to shape the next iteration of health reform. Hargan and Stannard both disclosed serving health insurance giant UnitedHealth as a client. Hargan is but one of several top HHS appointees with health insurance industry ties. In recent months, Pate's previous employer has lobbied on bills to provide waivers for health insurance companies to duck costly consumer mandates, such as prohibiting discrimination over age. UnitedHealth, which prompted worries about the ACA's tenability when it exited most of the health exchanges that underpin President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law, has lobbied the federal government on a number of issues.


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