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Will Anthem’s Merger with Aspire Give Them a Competitive Edge? It seems Anthem is planning to expand its reach, with confirmed talks of purchasing Aspire Health. Anthem hopes to purchase Aspire Health in order to keep up with the competition. With many healthcare providers merging with companies to gain a […]

Will Anthem’s Merger with Aspire Give Them a Competitive Edge?

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Work Requirements and How They Can Impact Medicaid Beneficiaries With new Medicaid work requirements, it seems millions of beneficiaries can be affected. Ten states are looking to rewrite the eligibility standards for Medicaid. The signing of the executive order calls for work requirements for those receiving Medicaid; states, such as Kentucky […]

Work Requirements and How They Can Impact Medicaid Beneficiaries 

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Google Producing Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare What if you could provide accurate medical information and get more accurate diagnoses? This might be possible with Google developing a version of artificial intelligence that could predict the outcome of your hospital visit by simply entering more accurate information about yourself. This isn’t the […]

Are AI Bots the Future of Healthcare?

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On Sunday, CVS announced that it would be purchasing Aetna, a major health deal for 69 billion acquisition including a $77 billion debt. If approved by antitrust regulators, the purchase of Aetna (Healthcare provider), this would become the largest deal in history. CVS already being a huge drugstore chain will now be […]

The Implications of the Impending CVS and Aetna Merger

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New Executive Credentials for Across State Sales Not long ago, President Trump released a statement which should have all insurance sellers at the edge of their seats. “I’ll probably be signing a very major executive order where people can go out across state lines, do lots of things, and buy […]

President Trump’s Executive Order Permitting Health Insurance Sales Across State ...

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Every year, there are a few changes to the ACA marketplace. It’s important to stay on top of these changes so you know what to expect from the upcoming open enrollment. To help you stay informed, Jeff Hess, our in-house ACA expert, explains some of the potential changes in the […]

Changes to Expect for the Upcoming ACA Plan Year 2018

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Aetna Leaving the Marketplace Health insurance giant Aetna said Wednesday that it will not be participating in any Obamacare exchanges in 2018. T.J. Crawford, Aetna spokesman, says that their products on the individual market “lost nearly $700 million between 2014 and 2016.” He projects the company to “lose more than $200 million in […]

Aetna and Humana Exiting the Obamacare Exchanges

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